Put the sudo in front of the add add repo command, or see this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10889072/using-sudo-with-for-loop On Mar 25, 2016 8:00 PM, "Michael" wrote: > not quite: > > sudo for rep in ppa:dhor/myway ppa:hugin/hugin-builds > ppa:mc3man/trusty-media ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 > ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair; do > add-apt-repository $rep ; done > bash: syntax error near unexpected token `do' > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Rusty Carruth > wrote: > >> >> >> On 03/25/2016 01:30 PM, Carruth, Rusty wrote: >> >> for rep in < whatever3> ; do add-apt-repository >> $rep ; done >> >> >> >> There. A command that will take a list of repos. And if you did that a >> lot, make it an alias or a function: >> >> >> >> function addrepos() { for rep in $* ; do add-apt-repository $rep ; done ; >> } >> >> >> >> Put in bashrc or whatever and there you go, a single command. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [ >> mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org >> ] *On Behalf Of *Michael >> >> >> >> bummer. thanks for the news! >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: >> >> add-apt-repository only takes a single repository at a time. >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> On 03/25/2016 06:10 AM, Michael wrote: >> >> does 'add-apt-repository ' work like 'apt-get install >> ' where you can just list the repositories after one >> ' add-apt-repository? >> >> 'add-apt-repository ' >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >