Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:40:17 -0400 From: Tom Marchand <m0rchand@comcast.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sudo multiple commands at once without shell script Message-ID: <040D18B2-E661-45BB-942B-9859ECA080C6@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <26face530810251811i3757db68wb7ed44faaf51444b@mail.gmail.com> References: <26face530810251811i3757db68wb7ed44faaf51444b@mail.gmail.com>
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This works for me: sudo sh -c "whoami;whoami" On Oct 25, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Kelly Jones wrote: > How do I run multiple sudo commands at once? This fails because the > semicolon ends the whole sudo command: > >> sudo whoami; whoami > root > user > > This confuses tcsh: > > monica:~> sudo ( whoami ; whoami ) > Badly placed ()'s. > > I could obviously write a shell script or something or do: > >> sudo whoami; sudo whoami > > but is there a better way? > > -- > We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying > to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to > new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > "
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