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From: Leo <halloleo@NOSPAM.gmx.net>
Subject: copying in dired with sudo permissions
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:47:18 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bntp4s$1tf4$1@otis.netspace.net.au> (raw)

hi there

in dired i want to copy file to a directory which only root can write.

in a shell i could do the copying via sudo cp <from> <to>. any idea how 
i can tell dired to use "sudo cp" instead of "cp" and how do i provide 
then the sudo password?

cheers, leo

             reply	other threads:[~2003-10-31 13:47 UTC|newest]

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2003-10-31 13:47 Leo [this message]
2003-10-31 20:21 ` copying in dired with sudo permissions Kevin Rodgers

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