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    When you realized you forgot sudo (lemmy.world)
    submitted 11 months ago by Waffelson@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    [–] kmirl@lemmy.world 49 points 11 months ago (3 children) 
    fuck() {
    sudo $(fc -ln -1)
}

    This function takes the last command and puts sudo in front of it. Actually used it in a zoom call at work without thinking and it took a second to realize why everyone was laughing. Not my invention--came across it years ago on stackoverflow or someplace and thought it was funny/useful.

    kmirl@tux:~$ ls /root
ls: cannot open directory '/root': Permission denied
kmirl@tux:~$ fuck
[sudo] password for kmirl: 
bin  debs  docs  Mail
    [–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 29 points 11 months ago

    Considering the function name, here’s an obligatory thefuck plug

    [–] Esca@lemmy.one 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Isn't this the same effect as just running 'sudo !!' ?

    [–] subtext@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    According to this super user question, someone said that !! won’t work in a function, so you must use the fc -ln -1 command in a subshell instead. Note the response that says eval shouldn’t be used (not sure why)

    [–] Esca@lemmy.one 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Yeah but instead of a function you just make it an alias.

    [–] subtext@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

    Oh good point, I didn’t think about that

    [–] Johanno@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

    Eval shouldn't be used on userinput. Meaning that if smb other than you may use this to change the system he could put malicious code in the eval part.

    Probably doesn't matter on shell level

    [–] Cinnamon3431@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    no because it takes the previous command and adds sudo to it right?

    [–] subtext@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    !! is a shortcut for whatever the last command was ~~is it not?~~

    E: https://devhints.io/bash#history

    [–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) 
    alias fuck='sudo $(fc -ln -1)'