output redirection with sudo

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sudo unable to write to /etc/profile

The following command does not work because the elevated privileges do not apply to the redirection.

sudo echo "myoutput" >> /etc/file_that_only_root_can_write

how can it be done?

http://superuser.com/questions/54814/sudo-unable-to-write-to-etc-profile/54867#54867 — akira, Jun 23 '10 at 11:36
@akira you're probably right... I just started a new one because I didn't find those. — João Portela, Jun 23 '10 at 14:34

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '10 at 10:41

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echo "myoutput" | sudo tee -a /etc/file_that_only_root_can_write

answered Jun 23 '10 at 10:41

Dennis Williamson

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