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[Feature Request] Add Sudo Support on Windows
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Description
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Since Sudo wasn't really a thing on Windows, micro has no support for this, and will happily tell this to the user when trying to use:
However, since 24H2, Windows added sudo as an option. It behaves pretty similar, eg by running sudo <my-command> it would show a UAC prompt, and on success run my-command in an administrator instance of that commandline.
Additionally, even if 24H2 is not being used, GSudo is basically the exact same.
It would be a great addition to support sudo when either 24H2's Sudo or Gsudo is present.
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OS: Windows 11
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Research direction
Start by locating micro's current Windows handling for sudo-related commands and review how Windows 11 24H2 sudo and GSudo expose compatible behavior. Define support for either available command, then verify that the editor invokes the elevated command successfully and preserves the existing behavior when neither is present.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100