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sudoish - Authenticate shell commands with the system authentication dialog, including using Touch ID on MacBook Pros
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sudoish.sh
#!/bin/sh
CMD=()
for i in "$@"; do
if [[ $i =~ "[[:space:]]" ]]; then
CMD+=(\\\"$i\\\")
else
CMD+=($i)
fi
done
SCRIPT="do shell script \"${CMD[@]}\" with administrator privileges"
osascript -e "$SCRIPT"
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