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It took me a few months to create this feature. Entirely transparent, it has the same behavior as the real sudo command, apart from adding an additional parameter:

It was necessary to create the following function first:

The function, completely created by me, is the following:

Disadvantages: none. Latest update: 03/02/2022.

Entirely transparent, it has the same behavior as the real sudo command, apart from adding an additional parameter:

It is necessary to create the following function first:

The function

Disadvantages: none.

Disadvantages: none. Latest update: 03/02/2022.

sudo () {
    local flagc=0
    local flagf=0
    local i
    local last=0
    if [[ $# -eq 1 && ( $1 == "-h" || ( --help == $1* && ${#1} -ge 4 ) ) ]]; then
        command sudo "$@" | perl -lpe '$_ .= "\n  -c, --run-command             run command instead of the function if the names match" if /^  -C, / && ++$i == 1'
        return ${PIPESTATUS[0]}
    fi
    for (( i=1; i<=$#; i++ )); do
        if [[ ${!i} == -- && $last -eq 0 ]]; then
            last=1
            continue
        fi
        if [[ $last -eq 0 ]]; then
            if [[ ${!i} == --r ]]; then
                command sudo "$@" 2>&1 | perl -lpe '$_ .= " '"'"'--run-command'"'"'" if /^sudo: option '"'"'--r'"'"' is ambiguous/ && ++$i == 1'
                return ${PIPESTATUS[0]}
            fi
            if [[ ${!i} == -c || ( --run-command == ${!i}* && $(expr length "${!i}") -ge 4 ) ]]; then
                flagf=-1
                set -- "${@:1:i-1}" "${@:i+1}"
                i=$((i-1))
                continue
            fi
            command sudo 2>&1 | grep -E -- "\[${!i} [A-Za-z]+\]" > /dev/null && { i=$((i+1)); continue; }
        fi
        cmdnames | grep "^${!i}$" > /dev/null && flagc=1
        if [[ $flagc -eq 1 && $flagf -eq -1 ]]; then break; fi
        if declare -f -- "${!i}" &> /dev/null; then
            flagf=1
            break
        else
            if [[ $flagc -eq 1 || $last -eq 1 ]]; then break; fi
        fi
    done
    if [[ $flagf -eq 1 ]]; then
        command sudo "${@:1:i-1}" bash -sc "shopt -s extglob; $(declare -f); $(printf "%q " "${@:i}")"
    else
        command sudo "$@"
    fi
    return $?
}

sudo () {
    local flagc=0
    local flagf=0
    local i
    if [[ $# -eq 1 && ( $1 == "-h" || ( --help == $1* && ${#1} -ge 4 ) ) ]]; then
        command sudo "$@" | perl -lpe '$_ .= "\n  -c, --run-command             run command instead of the function if the names match" if /^  -C, / && ++$i == 1'
        return ${PIPESTATUS[0]}
    fi
    for (( i=1; i<=$#; i++ )); do
        if [[ ${!i} == -- ]]; then
            i=$((i+1))
            if [[ $i -gt $# ]]; then break; fi
        else
            if [[ ${!i} == --r ]]; then
                command sudo "$@" 2>&1 | perl -lpe '$_ .= " '"'"'--run-command'"'"'" if /^sudo: option '"'"'--r'"'"' is ambiguous/ && ++$i == 1'
                return ${PIPESTATUS[0]}
            fi
            if [[ ${!i} == -c || ( --run-command == ${!i}* && $(expr length "${!i}") -ge 4 ) ]]; then
                flagf=-1
                command set -- "${@:1:i-1}" "${@:i+1}"
                i=$((i-1))
                continue
            fi
            command sudo 2>&1 | grep -E -- "\[${!i} [A-Za-z]+\]" > /dev/null && { i=$((i+1)); continue; }
        fi
        cmdnames | grep "^${!i}$" > /dev/null && flagc=1
        if [[ ! ( flagc -eq 1 && flagf -eq -1 ) ]]; then 
            if declare -f -- "${!i}" &> /dev/null; then flagf=1; fi
        fi
        break
    done
    if [[ $flagf -eq 1 ]]; then
        command sudo "${@:1:i-1}" bash -sc "shopt -s extglob; $(declare -f); $(printf "%q " "${@:i}")"
    else
        command sudo "$@"
    fi
    return $?
}