From: Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen@gatech.edu>
To: emacs <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: emacs idiom for sudo
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 22:38:00 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46525788.8080306@gatech.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87646okr78.fsf@offby1.atm01.sea.blarg.net>
Eric Hanchrow wrote:
> Is there a more convenient way for doing 'root-things' than
> -- get out of emacs (maybe suspend)
> -- start a shell
> -- sudo editor (usually vi) OR su ... password... editor
>
> Indeed there is -- use "tramp", by doing, e.g.,
>
> C-x C-f /sudo::/etc/passwd RET
Thanks! A little hackish, but it works.
Matt Flaschen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-22 2:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-20 4:01 emacs idiom for sudo Rustom Mody
2007-05-20 5:19 ` Eric Hanchrow
2007-05-21 12:07 ` Rustom Mody
2007-05-22 2:38 ` Matthew Flaschen [this message]
2007-05-22 4:38 ` Xavier Maillard
[not found] <mailman.880.1179633671.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-05-20 5:58 ` Tim X
2007-05-22 4:18 ` Amy Templeton
[not found] ` <mailman.947.1179807172.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-05-22 8:29 ` Tim X
2007-05-22 14:25 ` foo@bar.baz
2007-05-22 17:11 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-05-22 21:45 ` Xavier Maillard
2007-05-23 4:13 ` Tim X
2007-05-22 20:45 ` Michael Albinus
[not found] ` <mailman.1025.1179866756.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-05-23 4:18 ` Tim X
2007-05-22 22:53 ` David Kastrup
2007-05-23 10:33 ` reader
2007-05-23 12:02 ` Peter Dyballa
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