Usage: r [OPTION...] [--] [command] Run 'command' as root via the 'root' program if available else sudo. If command is not given then start up a root shell. You might want to customise the XTERM setting in this script if you want something different from "myterm --" Note that you need to take care of the /etc/sudoers file by adding the NOPASSWD:: flag to your line. Ideally be a member of wheel group and: %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL Options: -v, --verbose be verbose -X, --use-x prefer X instead of console -h, --help print this help message -V, --version print version and exit