Added a note about default sudo configuration.

xvitaly · Sep 17, 2024 · 2347f2e · 2347f2e
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diff --git a/assets/manpage/zswap-cli.md.in b/assets/manpage/zswap-cli.md.in
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ Start the application with the `--env` command-line argument:
 sudo @APP_NAME@ --env
 ```
 
+Note that most distributions are configured by default not to pass user-defined ENV settings when using sudo. In such cases, you can use the special parameter `-E`:
+
+```
+sudo -E @APP_NAME@ --env
+```
+
 # CONFIGURATION FILES
 
 @APP_NAME@ support of getting options from the configuration files.

diff --git a/docs/environment-options.md b/docs/environment-options.md
@@ -35,3 +35,9 @@ Start the application with the `--env` command-line argument:
 ```
 sudo zswap-cli --env
 ```
+
+Note that most distributions are configured by default not to pass user-defined ENV settings when using sudo. In such cases, you can use the special parameter `-E`:
+
+```
+sudo -E zswap-cli --env
+```