https://github.com/refi64/usudo

A lightweight, command-line-friendly sudo for Windows
https://github.com/refi64/usudo

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A lightweight, command-line-friendly sudo for Windows

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/refi64/usudo
• Owner: refi64
• License: other
• Created: 2017-02-26T01:51:36.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-08-24T00:11:10.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-29T21:54:27.265Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: command-line, command-line-tool, golang, sudo, windows
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 10.7 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.rst
  • License: LICENSE

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usudo

=====

A ``sudo`` for Windows designed to handle both command-line and windowed

applications well.

What's wrong with the others?

*****************************

Nothing in particular. However, what I wanted was:

- Something that didn't depend on PowerShell or VBScript. It should be a

  self-contained binary.

- Something that worked well with command-line programs, e.g. pausing after

  the application finishes so you can actually see any errors/messages.

Downloads

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All binaries (for X86 *and* X64) are available at

`files.fm `_.

How to use

**********

Toss up all 3 executables up somewhere in your PATH. The two important ones are

``usudo.exe`` and ``usudo-w.exe``.

``usudo.exe`` will *always* open a command prompt, and it will ``pause`` once

the application finishes running. ``usudo-w.exe`` will NOT open a command prompt

unless necessary (e.g. running a command-line-only application), and there's no

pause after it finishes.

**TL;DR:** Use ``usudo.exe`` for command-line applications and ``usudo-w.exe``

for windowed applications.

Example usage::

  usudo choco install googlechrome

  usudo-w notepad some-important-file.txt