alias for executing the same command with sudo credentials

Question

I am trying to create some alias for executing the same command but with sudo credentials. In the ultimate case I want to be something like:

alias !!='sudo !!'

But when I source /.bashrc file this particular alias doesn't work for some reason.

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 23 '17 at 18:05

-1

aliases cannot have arguments, use a function:

function SU { sudo $*; }

answered Feb 23 '17 at 18:05

ingopingo

when you say aliases cannot have arguments, are you saying something like alias l="ls -FC" is invalid? – ron Feb 23 '17 at 18:28
1

The alias in your example is l. Sure, it use arguments but itself has none. Try to define a alias for a find -user self -print with a directory as argument. – ingopingo Feb 23 '17 at 18:37

1 Answers1