spawnshell - manual page for spawnshell (depinit) version 0.1.4
SYNOPSIS
spawnshell
[OPTION...]
DESCRIPTION
Start a login shell on a new console
-c, --console=NUMBER
Use virtual console NUMBER.
-d, --daemon
Do not fork
-e, --env=NAME=VALUE
Environment variable
-l, --login
Run login instead of a shell
-u, --user=USER
Authenicated user name
-?, --help
Give this help list
--usage
Give a short usage message
-V, --version
Print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.
spawnshell switches to a new terminal, creates utmp and wtmp extries, changes
to the specified user, and executes the user's login shell. The environment
will have TERM=linux and USER will be set correctly.
Copyright 2002 Richard Lightman
This is free software; May be used and distributed under Version 2 of the GNU
public license see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty;
not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
