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Vim Save File You Didn't Sudo Edit -

Mar 8, 2011 · 1 minute read
Category: linux

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How many times have you edited a file in Vim, made your changes and then realised you don’t have write permissions when it comes to save it.

Well if you do it again, this tip is for you. You CAN save the file using this command:

:w !sudo tee %

Lifesaver!

This one direct from one of my personal favourite sites, Command Line Fu


Tags: sudopermissionssavevimreadonlywrite