| Description: | Edit a file that requires root access |
| Status: | Feature complete |
| Source: | https://git.maandree.se/editasroot |
| Latest release: | 1.0.1 |
| License: | ISC License (Internet Systems Consortium license) |
| Written in: | C (ISO C99) |
The editasroot utility uses asroot(8) to get access to the specified file, creates a copy of the file and edits it with the user's default editor, and then saves the new content to the access restricted file.