--- a module for writing to to a file by increasing privilege -- @author [Alejandro Baez](https://twitter.com/a_baez) -- @module suw --- cmd for sudo write and quit local suwq = function() local file = vis.win.file vis:command((", > sudo tee %s"):format(file.name)) vis:command("q!") end --- cmd for sudo write local suw = function() local file = vis.win.file vis:command((", > sudo tee %s"):format(file.name)) vis.events.emit(vis.events.FILE_SAVE_PRE, function(...) return true end) vis.events.emit(vis.events.FILE_SAVE_POST, function(...) file.modified = false end) end local function main() local comment = "write to file with privilege" vis:command_register("suw", suw, comment) vis:command_register("suwq", suwq, comment .. " and quit") end return main()