diff --git a/dotfiles/zshrc.d/dmesg.zsh b/dotfiles/zshrc.d/dmesg.zsh
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/dotfiles/zshrc.d/dmesg.zsh
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+function dmesg {
+  if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ] ; then
+    command dmesg "$@"
+  elif id | grep -q '(sudo)' ; then
+    sudo dmesg "$@"
+  else
+    command dmesg "$@"
+  fi
+}