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Add "sudo" option to `link` plugin

See original GitHub issue

Dotbot is used by multiple users — including me — to symlink files in folders that need root privileges.

It would be nice to add an option (just like path or create) to the link plugin to describe if the target needs to be symlinked with root privileges. We could name this option sudo or root.

For example:

- link:
    /etc/some/restricted/path/whatever.conf: whatever.conf
        create: true
        sudo: true
    ~/.vimrc: vimrc
        sudo: false

Running ./install would create two symlinks:

/etc/some/restricted/path/whatever.conf created as root
~/.vimrc created as regular current user

If you prefer to keep Dotbot simple, we could create a plugin that extends the link plugin.

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Created 6 years ago
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Comments:32 (12 by maintainers)

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ecarlson94commented, Apr 19, 2021

I know this is really outdated, but the new install scripts solve this problem by allowing you to add -sudo to the end of any configuration. i.e. ./install-standalone some-config other-config-sudo. Only downside is that it requires you to have implemented the more advanced setup from the Tips and Tricks section of the wiki.

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FatBoyXPCcommented, Jul 15, 2020

I think the install-sudo script is an alright enough way to go. That allows things to stay separate if need be.

See these files: install-sudo, install.sudo.conf.yaml, and install.conf.yaml