How can I write a heredoc to a file in Bash script?

Question

How can I write a here document to a file in Bash script?

Answer 1

When root permissions are required

When root permissions are required for the destination file, use |sudo tee instead of >:

cat << 'EOF' |sudo tee /tmp/yourprotectedfilehere
The variable $FOO will *not* be interpreted.
EOF

cat << "EOF" |sudo tee /tmp/yourprotectedfilehere
The variable $FOO *will* be interpreted.
EOF