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 forkmirl:
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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)
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 MailConsidering the function name, here’s an obligatory thefuck plug
alias fuck='sudo $(fc -ln -1)'Isn’t this the same effect as just running ‘sudo !!’ ?
According to this super user question, someone said that
!!won’t work in a function, so you must use thefc -ln -1command in a subshell instead. Note the response that saysevalshouldn’t be used (not sure why)Yeah but instead of a function you just make it an alias.
Oh good point, I didn’t think about that
no because it takes the previous command and adds sudo to it right?
!!is a shortcut for whatever the last command wasis it not?E: https://devhints.io/bash#history