add root cp

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ $$ echo "a shell command"
 # copying files
 filea -> fileb
 
+# the copy command may also be prefixed with a # like so:
+filea #-> fileb
+# which will copy the file as root
+
 # installing programs
 :: neovim,firefox,neofetch
 ```

auto.

@@ -165,13 +165,18 @@ while read -r line || return 0; do
   # remove/add a file
   elif printf "%s" "$line" | grep -q -- "->"; then
     # get the path of the file
-    sourcef=$(eval echo "${line%%\ ->*}")
+    sourcef=$(eval echo "${line%% *->*}")
 
     # get the destination for the file
-    destf=$(eval echo "${line##*->\ }")
+    destf=$(eval echo "${line##*->* }")
 
     # install/uninstall
+    if printf "%s" "$line" | grep -q -- "#->"; then
+      [ $install ] && dort cp -rv -- "$sourcef" "$destf"
+      [ $uninstall ] && dort rm -rv -- "$destf"
+    else
       [ $install ] && cp -rv -- "$sourcef" "$destf"
       [ $uninstall ] && rm -rv -- "$destf"
     fi
+  fi
 done < "$topography"