Tip #630 Sudo from vim to write file
I often open a file and start editing only to realize later that I don't have write permissions when I get the old "E212: Can't open file for writing" error.The vim command below can be user to save the file without the need to save it to a temp file and then copy it back again.
:w !sudo tee %
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