How to launch Brackets from terminal with sudo privileges?

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Use sudo:

sudo -i brackets

It will launch as a root instance. Make sure to use -i, it prevents root owning any of your home folder.

To launch in a certain directory, first cd to that directory, like this:

cd /path/to/folder

Then launch it with the same command:

sudo -i brackets

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Tim over 1 year

How to launch Brackets from terminal with root privileges within some directory?
- A.B. almost 9 years
  
  Why with sudo. That's a bad idea.
- Adi Prasetyo over 3 years
  
  please elaborate or provide a ref why that's a bad idea? Some of us, not a geek
Tim almost 9 years

He wants to run as root, let him, what's wrong with this?
Adi Prasetyo over 3 years

Neutrall-ed, with note using root with awareness, we can cause unnecessary problems but we are the owner of our PC.