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Bash-Check-if-Root.md

Check if script is running as root

if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
  echo "You are running this script as root"
  read -r -p "Are you sure? [y/N] " response
  case "$response" in
    [yY])
      #do_something $@    
    ;;
    *)
      #exit_script 
    ;;
  esac
fi
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