Re: "sudo vim example" and "vim example"

On 08/25/2017 09:00 AM, Tobias Klausmann wrote:
> Well, if vim is run with sudo, it runs as root and uses root's
> settings (vimrc etc). What you probably want is sudoedit. It
> copies the file you want to edit and launches the default editor
> on it. Once you quit, it copies the file back with propepr
> permissions etc.

Further, sudoedit (which uses your $EDITOR) is safer than running vim under sudo.

At least from a security perspective, sudoedit is safer as many editors, vim include, provide a way to escape the editor and launch a shell.

"sudo vim /path/to/file" followed by ":shell" gives you root shell.

"sudoedit /path/to/file" followed by ":shell" gives you a shell as your normal user.



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