blog/content/post/use-sudo-in-windows.md

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title: "Use sudo in Windows"
date: 2021-02-18T06:21:50Z
lastmod: 2022-04-29T06:21:50Z
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This is not the same `sudo` you use in \*nix systems. It just shares the name.

It is quite tiresome to launch a new instance of the running program with admin privilege.

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## Install
```powershell
scoop install gsudo
```

Other installation methods are in the repo: [https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo](https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo)

## Usage
Prepend `sudo` to the command that requires admin provolege. It will launch UAC.

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