Update README: When to use raou, clarifications

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@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ specified by the administrator.
Originally written in C, it's now reimplemented in Rust.
By default, raou looks in /etc/raou.d/ for config files. If you run
"raou backup", it will look for /etc/raou.d/backup.
### When to use raou (over sudo)
Generally, it's not a replacement for sudo. The primary use case of raou is a situation in which you would want to allow a user to run a privileged operation as root without entering passwords. You may not want to use sudo for that, particularly if you don't have it installed already. Some further arguments for raou:
- Simpler config
- Less complexity, less attack surface
- Writte in a memory-safe language
### Config
By default, raou looks in ```/etc/raou.d/``` for config files. If you run
"raou backup", it will look for ```/etc/raou.d/backup```.
Example config file:
```
user john
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**user** is the name of the user who you want to give permissions to
execute **path** as the **target_user**.
**path** must contain the absolute path.
**path** must contain the absolute path of the to be executed command.
Optional fields
---------------
**args**: If you want to leave out optional arguments (argv) to *path*,
simply don't include this. Otherwise, simply specify them
#### Optional fields
**args** (string): If you want to leave out optional arguments (argv) to *path*,
simply don't include this. Otherwise, specify them here.
```
...
args -v -ltr
```
**allow_args**: Allow arbitrary arguments, so:
**allow_args** (1 or 0, default 0): Allow arbitrary arguments, so:
```
raou backup /path
```
Will launch "path" as specified in the file for the backup entry with "/path" as argv[1] instead of the argument specified with "args" in the config file.
Will execute the command specified in **path** of the ```backup``` entry with "/path" as argv[1] instead of the argument specified with "args" in the config file.
**no_new_privs**: Defaults to 1. Processes launched with this option active
won't be able to gain more privileges, even when they call setuid programs.
**no_new_privs** (1 or 0, default 1): Processes launched with this option active
won't be able to gain more privileges, even when they call setuid programs. This can break some programs.
**env_vars**: A comma-separated list of environment variables to inherit
**env_vars** (string): A comma-separated list of environment variables to inherit
from the current environment. Everything else will be wiped (but others
like HOME, SHELL etc. will be appropriately set).
**argv0**: Set this option if you want to provide your own value as "argv0"
**argv0** (string): Set this option if you want to provide your own value as "argv0"
The default is the name of the launched binary (not the whole path).