Add method of opening text files with sudo -e #2921
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* ranger/config/rifle.conf (sudoedit): New open method
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sudo -eallows the user to edit files of a different user as themselves by making a temporary copy. This can be used to edit privileged files in a familiar environment.It is superior to the existing method of the
rflag, which usessudo -Eand invokes another program,su, with themoption, which doesn't keep the user's path, preventing the user from using a locally installed editor/program.Additionally, the user might not be authorized to use
sudo -Ewhen they otherwise would be able to usesudo -e. The reverse is true as well, so both should be options.