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cat > /dev/null
2010-10-08 14:35:25
User: GouNiNi
Functions: cat
Tags: screen key sequence
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Get non-printable keycode to bind keys in applications

In exemple, screen can bind keys to switch between windows. I like to use Ctrl + Arrow to move left or right window. So I bind like this in .screenrc :

bindkey ^[OD prev # Ctl-left, prev window

bindkey ^[OC next # Ctl-right, next window

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dd [...] p
2010-07-23 23:19:06
User: bartonski
Functions: dd
Tags: bash readline undo key sequence
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type partial command, kill this command, check something you forgot, yank the command, resume typing.

Use this if you're using vi editing mode.

Example use :

sudo vim /root/bin/ ##uh... autocomplete doesn't work... dd sudo ls /root/bin

##ah! that's the name of the file!

<p> sudo vim /root/bin/ ##resume here! Thanks readline!
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<ctrl+u> [...] <ctrl+y>
2010-07-23 03:33:46
User: claudelepoisson
Tags: bash readline undo key sequence
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type partial command, kill this command, check something you forgot, yank the command, resume typing.

Example :

vim /etc/fstab

## damn

<ctrl+u> sudo <ctrl+y>

## like a boss.

Example 2 :

sudo vim /root/bin/

##uh... autocomplete doesn't work...

<ctrl+u> sudo ls /root/bin

##ah! that's the name of the file!

<ctrl+y> sudo vim /root/bin/ ##resume here! Thanks readline!
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