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diff --git a/login-utils/su.1 b/login-utils/su.1
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@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ login:
o
clears all the environment variables except
.B TERM
+and variables specified by \fB\-\-whitelist\-environment\fR
.TP
o
initializes the environment variables
@@ -153,6 +154,15 @@ Same as
.B \-c
but do not create a new session. (Discouraged.)
.TP
+.BR \-w , " \-\-whitelist\-environment" = \fIlist
+Don't reset environment variables specified in comma separated \fIlist\fR when clears
+environment for \fB\-\-login\fR. The whitelist is ignored for the environment variables
+.BR HOME ,
+.BR SHELL ,
+.BR USER ,
+.BR LOGNAME ", and"
+.BR PATH "."
+.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
Display version information and exit.
.TP