Run same command again but as root
The simplest way is to run:
sudo !!
This will run the last command but as super user.
Source.
Answer: you enter sudo !!
straight afterwards to repeat the previous command with escalated privileges.
edit: Image found via reddit, and it's a parody of the original xkcd comic by Randall Munroe.
You could try the up-arrow key to scroll through your old commands and rewrite/change them and add the sudo
in front of them. (the home button above the arrow keys will set the position to the beginning.)
I dislike the sudo !!
idea, because sometimes you add another command in between and don't remember anymore.