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author | Aditya <bluenerd@protonmail.com> | 2023-02-27 20:04:56 +0530 |
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committer | Aditya <bluenerd@protonmail.com> | 2023-02-27 20:04:56 +0530 |
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diff --git a/oh-my-zsh/plugins/sudo/README.md b/oh-my-zsh/plugins/sudo/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..27cd20c --- /dev/null +++ b/oh-my-zsh/plugins/sudo/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +# sudo + +Easily prefix your current or previous commands with `sudo` by pressing <kbd>esc</kbd> twice. + +To use it, add `sudo` to the plugins array in your zshrc file: + +```zsh +plugins=(... sudo) +``` + +## Usage + +### Current typed commands + +Say you have typed a long command and forgot to add `sudo` in front: + +```console +$ apt-get install build-essential +``` + +By pressing the <kbd>esc</kbd> key twice, you will have the same command with `sudo` prefixed without typing: + +```console +$ sudo apt-get install build-essential +``` + +The same happens for editing files with your default editor (defined in `$SUDO_EDITOR`, `$VISUAL` or `$EDITOR`, in that order): + +If the editor defined were `vim`: + +```console +$ vim /etc/hosts +``` + +By pressing the <kbd>esc</kbd> key twice, you will have the same command with `sudo -e` instead of the editor, that would open that editor with root privileges: + +```console +$ sudo -e /etc/hosts +``` + +### Previous executed commands + +Say you want to delete a system file and denied: + +```console +$ rm some-system-file.txt +-su: some-system-file.txt: Permission denied +$ +``` + +By pressing the <kbd>esc</kbd> key twice, you will have the same command with `sudo` prefixed without typing: + +```console +$ rm some-system-file.txt +-su: some-system-file.txt: Permission denied +$ sudo rm some-system-file.txt +Password: +$ +``` + +The same happens for file editing, as told before. + +## Key binding + +By default, the `sudo` plugin uses <kbd>Esc</kbd><kbd>Esc</kbd> as the trigger. +If you want to change it, you can use the `bindkey` command to bind it to a different key: + +```sh +bindkey -M emacs '<seq>' sudo-command-line +bindkey -M vicmd '<seq>' sudo-command-line +bindkey -M viins '<seq>' sudo-command-line +``` + +where `<seq>` is the sequence you want to use. You can find the keyboard sequence +by running `cat` and pressing the keyboard combination you want to use. |