From: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: emacs idiom for sudo
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 15:58:55 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k5v4doio.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.880.1179633671.32220.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
"Rustom Mody" <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:
> 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
>
I use tramp to do this. Essentially, using either a 'su' or 'sudo' tramp method
to edit a local file. This is described in the tramp manual.
tim
--
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
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2007-05-20 5:58 ` Tim X [this message]
2007-05-22 4:18 ` emacs idiom for sudo 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
2007-05-20 4:01 Rustom Mody
2007-05-20 5:19 ` Eric Hanchrow
2007-05-21 12:07 ` Rustom Mody
2007-05-22 2:38 ` Matthew Flaschen
2007-05-22 4:38 ` Xavier Maillard
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