sudow
sudow - sudo wrapper to avoid secure_path.
This command bypass the security mechanism called secure_path.
You need to know the risk before use.
Installation
$ gem install sudow
(you may need to run as root or through sudo.)
Usage
$ sudow [-E] command args...
-E preserve existing environment variables
$ which gem
/usr/local/ruby2.5.1/bin/gem
$ sudo gem install ...
sudo: gem: command not found
$ sudow gem install ...
sudo /usr/local/ruby2.5.1/bin/gem install ...
Fetching: ...
-E option
$ export http_proxy=http://proxy.example.com:8080/
$ sudow -E gem install ...
sudo -E /usr/local/ruby2.5.1/bin/gem install ...
Fetching: ...
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/s3fxn/sudow.
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.