A shell script that can help you execute a command [as the superuser | on a new GNOME terminal]

curious

#!/usr/bin/bash

# Usage:
# curious [--sudo | -s | --terminal | -t] <command>
#
# For example:
# curious notify-send "hello world"
# curious -t notify-send "hello world"
# curious -s -t notify-send "hello world"

for ((i=1; i<=$#; i++));
do
	token=${!i}
	if [ "$token" = '--sudo' ] || [ "$token" = '-s' ]; then
		arg_sudo=1
	elif [ "$token" = '--terminal' ] || [ "$token" = '-t' ]; then
		arg_terminal=1
	else
		break
	fi
done

cmd="${@:$i:$#}"

if [ -n "$arg_terminal" ]; then
	if [ -n "$arg_sudo" ]; then
		gnome-terminal -- sudo bash -c "$cmd"
	else
		gnome-terminal -- bash -c "$cmd"
	fi
else
	if [ -n "$arg_sudo" ]; then
	echo $cmd
		pkexec bash -c "$cmd"
	else
		bash -c "$cmd"
	fi
fi

Setup:

git clone https://gist.github.com/6d983bcf0c65d46a42e1fef19ad723ea.git
cd 6d983bcf0c65d46a42e1fef19ad723ea
chmod +x curious
sudo cp curious /usr/bin

Examples

I will give you some examples of how to use Curious

1. Open a new terminal

This shortcut can open a new terminal to display Linux processes

First, create the shell script

cd ~/Desktop
echo "curious -t top" > open_top.sh
chmod +x open_top.sh

Flag -t means open a terminal to execute the command

After that, you can find the script we just created on your desktop. Try to open it using your cursor or execute the script in the terminal.

2. Execute command(s) in the background as the superuser

For example, I want to change the lighting effects of my computer, the follow command requires root privilege:

OpenRGB -d 3 -m Rainbow

Here are the steps:

1. Press Alt + F2 to open the "Run a command" prompt
   
2. Enter curious -s OpenRGB -d 3 -m Rainbow
3. Enter your password
   
4. Done!

Flag -s means execute the command as the superuser

B4 you leave

You can also use Curious in .desktop files and other places.