Which you can use on Linux however it's missing sudo -e and emacs tramp doesn't work with it. Sudo -e FILE opens a copy of the file with $EDITOR and then moves

Which you can use on Linux however it's missing sudo -e and emacs tramp doesn't work with it. Sudo -e FILE opens a copy of the file with $EDITOR and then moves copy to replace FILE Tramp opens a file including present buffer and writes it as root to achieve the same effect. EDIT Tramp now works correctly for me sudo -e is simple enough to script looks like a winner for simple things when complex isn't required