# sudo # Execute a command as another user. # List of an unreadable directory: sudo ls /usr/local/scrt # To edit a file as user www: sudo -u www vi /var/www/index.html # To shutdown the machine: sudo shutdown -h +10 "Cya soon!" # To repeat the last command as sudo: sudo !! # Save a file you edited in vim :w !sudo tee > /dev/null % # Make sudo forget password instantly sudo -K # List your sudo rights sudo -l # Add a line to a file using sudo echo "foo bar" | sudo tee -a /path/to/some/file # run root shell sudo -i # to disable password for sudo for user superuser add # superuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL # in /etc/sudoers