# sudo Easily prefix your current or previous commands with `sudo` by pressing <kbd>esc</kbd> twice. To use it, add `sudo` to the plugins array in your zshrc file: ```zsh plugins=(... sudo) ``` ## Usage ### Current typed commands Say you have typed a long command and forgot to add `sudo` in front: ```console $ apt-get install build-essential ``` By pressing the <kbd>esc</kbd> key twice, you will have the same command with `sudo` prefixed without typing: ```console $ sudo apt-get install build-essential ``` The same happens for editing files with your default editor (defined in `$SUDO_EDITOR`, `$VISUAL` or `$EDITOR`, in that order): If the editor defined were `vim`: ```console $ vim /etc/hosts ``` By pressing the <kbd>esc</kbd> key twice, you will have the same command with `sudo -e` instead of the editor, that would open that editor with root privileges: ```console $ sudo -e /etc/hosts ``` ### Previous executed commands Say you want to delete a system file and denied: ```console $ rm some-system-file.txt -su: some-system-file.txt: Permission denied $ ``` By pressing the <kbd>esc</kbd> key twice, you will have the same command with `sudo` prefixed without typing: ```console $ rm some-system-file.txt -su: some-system-file.txt: Permission denied $ sudo rm some-system-file.txt Password: $ ``` The same happens for file editing, as told before. ## Key binding By default, the `sudo` plugin uses <kbd>Esc</kbd><kbd>Esc</kbd> as the trigger. If you want to change it, you can use the `bindkey` command to bind it to a different key: ```sh bindkey -M emacs '<seq>' sudo-command-line bindkey -M vicmd '<seq>' sudo-command-line bindkey -M viins '<seq>' sudo-command-line ``` where `<seq>` is the sequence you want to use. You can find the keyboard sequence by running `cat` and pressing the keyboard combination you want to use.