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   bigjon wrote:   
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   > I mean, I suppose, When I type sudo, what am I actually telling   
   > the OS to do?  In a gui environment I have text to explain what   
   > I am about to do...   
      
   Type "info sudo" or "man sudo".  Replace sudo with whatever you are   
   curious about.  apropos is another generally useful command.    
   Again, "info apropos".  Having a second terminal open to do these   
   enquiries in is useful.   
      
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