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AaronBBrown
on Jan 11, 2013
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I use this one like a dozen times a day.
user@host$ less /var/log/syslog Permission Denied
crap...
$ sudo !! sudo less /var/log/syslog
Woo!
sudara
on Jan 12, 2013
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This is exactly how I use it. A time saver for mundane "whups" moments.
biturd
on Jan 11, 2013
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why would that be bad? You would get to read your file.
AaronBBrown
on Jan 12, 2013
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It's not bad. It's extremely useful. If someone is so negligent that they run something potentially destructive and then immediately sudo !!, they probably shouldn't be administering systems.
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