Add sedi script

2021-10-01 20:41:38 -04:00 · 2021-10-01 20:41:38 -04:00 · c7f20751fc
commit c7f20751fc
parent 78e6b2d0f4
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--- a/.local/bin/sedi
+++ b/.local/bin/sedi
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Edit a file that requires superuser permissions without running the editor as root
+# Substitute for sudo -e that uses doas instead.
+
+fname=$(mktemp)
+
+cat $1 > $fname
+$EDITOR $fname
+
+if [ -n "$(diff $fname $1)" ]
+	then
+		diff $fname $1
+		doas cp $fname $1
+fi
+
+rm $fname