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sudo.vim : Allows one to edit a file with privileges from an unprivileged session.

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created by
rich paul
 
script type
utility
 
description
"   sudo.vim:  A vim plugin by Rich Paul (vim@rich-paul.net)
"
"   This script eases use of vim with sudo by adding the ability to
"   edit one file with root privileges without running the whole
"   session that way.
"
"   Usage:  put it in the plugin directory, and
"       (command line): vim sudo:/etc/passwd
"       (within vim):   :e sudo:/etc/passwd
"
"   sudo will ask for your password if need be.
"
 
install details
"   Usage:  put it in the plugin directory, and
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
sudo.vim 2.0 2004-09-23 6.0 rich paul removed "'echo hi'" from the script.
sudo.vim 1.0 2003-08-07 6.0 rich paul Initial upload
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