diff --git a/contributing-guides/style-guide.md b/contributing-guides/style-guide.md
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--- a/contributing-guides/style-guide.md
+++ b/contributing-guides/style-guide.md
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ Use backticks on the following:
 
 When describing keycaps or a keyboard shortcut for a utility, use the same [keypress syntax](#keypress-syntax) as in example commands. Make sure to enclose it in backticks so that it is not invisible in markdown renderers (i.e. ``Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading it until `<Ctrl c>`:``).
 
+If a program requires root privileges to run and doesn't provide its own prompt for a password, prepend the command with `sudo` (e.g. `sudo apt update`).
+
 ## Heading
 
 ### Program description