microsoft / microsoft/sudo

Please support `-s`/`--shell` (run a shell)

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Description

sudo for Linux supports -s/--shell to run a shell as the target user. Please consider supporting the same option, as a shorthand for sudo cmd.

sudo.ps1 could check for this option and handle it so that it's a shorthand for starting powershell via sudo instead, so that people running sudo -s from cmd get cmd, and people running sudo -s from powershell get powershell.

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Start with sudo.ps1 and the existing command invocation path. Done means that -s and --shell start the appropriate shell as the target user: cmd when invoked from cmd, and PowerShell when invoked from PowerShell.

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Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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