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VIM: "sudo vim bad_idea"?

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Mar 15, 202612982 views

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An irc-user in #Vim urged me not to use Sudo with Vim like: When I am doing things in locations such as /var/www/, I cannot write without it. So not-using sudo becomes a problem. Of course, I could make changes in different locations such as /tmp/ and then copy dirs to /var/www. However, I sense an…

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sudo vim bad_idea

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I fall under the first category: is a bad idea; it allows shell escapes that aren't logged. Instead, use ; that has the same effect.

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