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script.sh
# as sudoer, non-root:
echo 'foo' | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
# or
sudo bash -c "echo 'foo' >> /etc/hosts"
# this does NOT work
sudo echo 'foo' >> /etc/hosts
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This can be useful in a non-interactive shell like in a CI job.

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