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I wrote gsudo, a sudo for windows that feels like *nix sudo and has a few killer features:

  • Run within the current console (attached) without breaking tab-key auto-complete. Or add -n to launch in a new window.
  • Handles all scenarios reliably to be used on scripts. (ExitCodes, StdIn/Out/Err Redirection/Capture)
  • Supports Cmd/PowerShell/PowerShell Core
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.

gsudo demo

Usage

gsudo Opens an elevated shell in the current console.

gsudo [options] {command} [arguments] Executes the specified command with elevated permissions.

Most relevant [options]:

  • -n | --new Starts the command in a new console with elevated rights (and returns immediately).
  • -w | --wait Force wait for the process to end (and return the exitcode).
  • -s | --system Run As Local System account ("NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM").
  • --copyev Copy all environment variables to the elevated session before executing.

Installation

  • Using Scoop: scoop install gsudo
  • Using Chocolatey: choco install gsudo
  • Manual InstallUsing Winget: winget install gsudo
PowerShell -Command "Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope Process; iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gerardog/gsudo/master/installgsudo.ps1 | iex"

I wrote gsudo, a sudo for windows that feels like *nix sudo and has a few killer features:

  • Run within the current console (attached) without breaking tab-key auto-complete. Or add -n to launch in a new window.
  • Handles all scenarios reliably to be used on scripts. (ExitCodes, StdIn/Out/Err Redirection/Capture)
  • Supports Cmd/PowerShell/PowerShell Core
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.

gsudo demo

Usage

gsudo Opens an elevated shell in the current console.

gsudo [options] {command} [arguments] Executes the specified command with elevated permissions.

Most relevant [options]:

  • -n | --new Starts the command in a new console with elevated rights (and returns immediately).
  • -w | --wait Force wait for the process to end (and return the exitcode).
  • -s | --system Run As Local System account ("NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM").
  • --copyev Copy all environment variables to the elevated session before executing.

Installation

  • Using Scoop: scoop install gsudo
  • Using Chocolatey: choco install gsudo
  • Manual Install
PowerShell -Command "Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope Process; iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gerardog/gsudo/master/installgsudo.ps1 | iex"

I wrote gsudo, a sudo for windows that feels like *nix sudo and has a few killer features:

  • Run within the current console (attached) without breaking tab-key auto-complete. Or add -n to launch in a new window.
  • Handles all scenarios reliably to be used on scripts. (ExitCodes, StdIn/Out/Err Redirection/Capture)
  • Supports Cmd/PowerShell/PowerShell Core
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.

gsudo demo

Usage

gsudo Opens an elevated shell in the current console.

gsudo [options] {command} [arguments] Executes the specified command with elevated permissions.

Most relevant [options]:

  • -n | --new Starts the command in a new console with elevated rights (and returns immediately).
  • -w | --wait Force wait for the process to end (and return the exitcode).
  • -s | --system Run As Local System account ("NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM").

Installation

  • Using Scoop: scoop install gsudo
  • Using Chocolatey: choco install gsudo
  • Using Winget: winget install gsudo
  • Or check the docs and latest release
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gsudo

All the answers explain how to elevate your command in aI wrote newgsudo console host but none of those tools behave, a sudo for windows that feels like *nix sudo, allowing to execute the command inside the current console.

So I wrote: gsudo: with two key focus: Same user experience as *nix sudo, and handle all scenarios to be used reliable on scripts.

Source Codehas a few killer features: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo

#Features

  • Elevated commands are shown inRun within the user-levelcurrent console, as (attached) without breaking tab-key auto-complete. Or add *nix sudo-n does, instead of opening the commandto launch in a new window.
  • Handles all scenarios reliably to be used on scripts. (ExitCodes, StdIn/Out/Err Redirection/Capture)
  • Supports Cmd/PowerShell/PowerShell Core
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.

gsudo demo

Usage

gsudo Opens an elevated shell in the current console.

gsudo [options] {command} [arguments] Executes the specified command with elevated permissions.

Most relevant [options]:

  • Suport for CMD commands:-n | --new Starts the command in a gsudo md foldernew console with elevated rights (no need to useand returns immediately).
  • -w | --wait Force wait for the longer formprocess to end gsudo cmd.exe /c md folder(and return the exitcode).
  • Suport for PowerShell commands if invoked from a PS shell-s | --system Run As Local System account ("NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM").
  • Scripting:
    • gsudo can be used on scripts that requires to elevate one or more commands. (the UAC popup will appear once).
    • Outputs and exit codes of the elevated commands can be interpreted: E.g. StdOutbound can be piped or captured (gsudo dir | findstr /c:"bytes free" > FreeSpace.txt) and exit codes too ('%errorlevel%)).
    • If gsudo is invoked (with params) from an already elevated console it will just run the commands. So if you invoke a script that uses gsudo from an already elevated console, it will also work. The UAC popup would not appear.
    --copyev Copy all environment variables to the elevated session before executing.

Installation

Via scoop (preferred method)

  • Install scoop (if you don't already have it)

    Using Scoop: scoop install gsudo

  • scoop install gsudo.json

    Using Chocolatey: choco install gsudo
  • Manual Install

Or via Chocolatey

chocoPowerShell install-Command gsudo"Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope Process; iwr -version=0useb https://raw.5githubusercontent.com/gerardog/gsudo/master/installgsudo.ps1 | iex"

gsudo demo

gsudo

All the answers explain how to elevate your command in a new console host but none of those tools behave like *nix sudo, allowing to execute the command inside the current console.

So I wrote: gsudo: with two key focus: Same user experience as *nix sudo, and handle all scenarios to be used reliable on scripts.

Source Code: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo

#Features

  • Elevated commands are shown in the user-level console, as *nix sudo does, instead of opening the command in a new window.
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.
  • Suport for CMD commands: gsudo md folder (no need to use the longer form gsudo cmd.exe /c md folder
  • Suport for PowerShell commands if invoked from a PS shell.
  • Scripting:
    • gsudo can be used on scripts that requires to elevate one or more commands. (the UAC popup will appear once).
    • Outputs and exit codes of the elevated commands can be interpreted: E.g. StdOutbound can be piped or captured (gsudo dir | findstr /c:"bytes free" > FreeSpace.txt) and exit codes too ('%errorlevel%)).
    • If gsudo is invoked (with params) from an already elevated console it will just run the commands. So if you invoke a script that uses gsudo from an already elevated console, it will also work. The UAC popup would not appear.

Installation

Via scoop (preferred method)

  • Install scoop (if you don't already have it)

  • scoop install gsudo.json

Or via Chocolatey

choco install gsudo --version=0.5

gsudo demo

I wrote gsudo, a sudo for windows that feels like *nix sudo and has a few killer features:

  • Run within the current console (attached) without breaking tab-key auto-complete. Or add -n to launch in a new window.
  • Handles all scenarios reliably to be used on scripts. (ExitCodes, StdIn/Out/Err Redirection/Capture)
  • Supports Cmd/PowerShell/PowerShell Core
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.

gsudo demo

Usage

gsudo Opens an elevated shell in the current console.

gsudo [options] {command} [arguments] Executes the specified command with elevated permissions.

Most relevant [options]:

  • -n | --new Starts the command in a new console with elevated rights (and returns immediately).
  • -w | --wait Force wait for the process to end (and return the exitcode).
  • -s | --system Run As Local System account ("NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM").
  • --copyev Copy all environment variables to the elevated session before executing.

Installation

  • Using Scoop: scoop install gsudo
  • Using Chocolatey: choco install gsudo
  • Manual Install
PowerShell -Command "Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope Process; iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gerardog/gsudo/master/installgsudo.ps1 | iex"
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Gerardo Grignoli
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gsudo

All the answers explain how to elevate your command in a new console host.

What amused me was that but none of those tools behave like *nix sudo, allowing to execute the command inside the current console.

So I wrote my own: gsudo: with two key focus: Same user experience as *nix sudo, and handle all scenarios to be used reliable on scripts.

Source Code: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo

#Installation#Features

  • Elevated commands are shown in the user-level console, as *nix sudo does, instead of opening the command in a new window.
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.
  • Suport for CMD commands: gsudo md folder (no need to use the longer form gsudo cmd.exe /c md folder
  • Suport for PowerShell commands if invoked from a PS shell.
  • Scripting:
    • gsudo can be used on scripts that requires to elevate one or more commands. (the UAC popup will appear once).
    • Outputs and exit codes of the elevated commands can be interpreted: E.g. StdOutbound can be piped or captured (gsudo dir | findstr /c:"bytes free" > FreeSpace.txt) and exit codes too ('%errorlevel%)).
    • If gsudo is invoked (with params) from an already elevated console it will just run the commands. So if you invoke a script that uses gsudo from an already elevated console, it will also work. The UAC popup would not appear.

Installation

Via scoop (preferred method)

  • Install scoop (if you don't already have it)

  • Install gsudo scoop install gsudo.json

scoop install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gerardog/gsudo/master/src/scoop-package/gsudo.json

Or via Chocolatey

choco install gsudo --version=0.4.15

Or download the latest release, unzip, and add to path, from https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo/releases/

gsudo demo

All the answers explain how to elevate your command in a new console host.

What amused me was that none of those tools behave like *nix sudo, allowing to execute the command inside the current console.

So I wrote my own: gsudo

Source Code https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo

#Installation

Via scoop (preferred method)

  • Install scoop (if you don't already have it)

  • Install gsudo

scoop install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gerardog/gsudo/master/src/scoop-package/gsudo.json

Or via Chocolatey

choco install gsudo --version=0.4.1

Or download the latest release, unzip, and add to path, from https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo/releases/

gsudo demo

gsudo

All the answers explain how to elevate your command in a new console host but none of those tools behave like *nix sudo, allowing to execute the command inside the current console.

So I wrote: gsudo: with two key focus: Same user experience as *nix sudo, and handle all scenarios to be used reliable on scripts.

Source Code: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo

#Features

  • Elevated commands are shown in the user-level console, as *nix sudo does, instead of opening the command in a new window.
  • Credentials cache: If gsudo is invoked several times within minutes it only shows the UAC pop-up once.
  • Suport for CMD commands: gsudo md folder (no need to use the longer form gsudo cmd.exe /c md folder
  • Suport for PowerShell commands if invoked from a PS shell.
  • Scripting:
    • gsudo can be used on scripts that requires to elevate one or more commands. (the UAC popup will appear once).
    • Outputs and exit codes of the elevated commands can be interpreted: E.g. StdOutbound can be piped or captured (gsudo dir | findstr /c:"bytes free" > FreeSpace.txt) and exit codes too ('%errorlevel%)).
    • If gsudo is invoked (with params) from an already elevated console it will just run the commands. So if you invoke a script that uses gsudo from an already elevated console, it will also work. The UAC popup would not appear.

Installation

Via scoop (preferred method)

  • Install scoop (if you don't already have it)

  • scoop install gsudo.json

Or via Chocolatey

choco install gsudo --version=0.5

gsudo demo

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Gerardo Grignoli
Gerardo Grignoli
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Gerardo Grignoli
Gerardo Grignoli
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  • 13