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Just about anything is text editing. This question is specifically about files. Also English corrections.
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edit approved Sep 23, 2014 at 22:41
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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Edit file with super-user rights?

When you have to edit system files, it's an usual situation that you launched Emacs with a normal user before, so the file will be rightwrite-protected. What can I do to gain root privileges? I mean something like M - x sudo from dired.

I don't want to launch emacsEmacs as super-user and I don't want to quit it.

Edit file with super-user rights?

When you have to edit system files, it's an usual situation that you launched Emacs with a normal user before, so the file will be right-protected. What can I do to gain root privileges? I mean something like M - x sudo from dired.

I don't want to launch emacs as super-user and I don't want to quit it.

Edit file with super-user rights

When you have to edit system files, it's an usual situation that you launched Emacs with a normal user before, so the file will be write-protected. What can I do to gain root privileges? I mean something like M-x sudo from dired.

I don't want to launch Emacs as super-user and I don't want to quit it.

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Edit file with super-user rights?

When you have to edit system files, it's an usual situation that you launched Emacs with a normal user before, so the file will be right-protected. What can I do to gain root privileges? I mean something like M - x sudo from dired.

I don't want to launch emacs as super-user and I don't want to quit it.