On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 07:56:22AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > For Greg: I'm trying to get my muscle memory to use "sudo -i" and "sudo -s" > as you said to become root user for more work (thanks for the great > explanation). > > One more question: when I need a one-liner as root, do I also use the '-i' > or '-s' with sudo to get the desired path?
No. sudo sets the PATH for you. You only need -i or -s when you want to get an interactive shell, instead of running a specific command. unicorn:~$ sudo env | grep PATH= [sudo] password for greg: WINDOWPATH=1 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin