Rapidly invoke an editor to write a long, complex, or tricky command

• Rapidly invoke an editor to write a long, complex, or tricky command

  Next time you are using your shell, try typing ctrl-x e (that is holding control key press x and then e). The shell will take what you've written on the command line thus far and paste it into the editor specified by $EDITOR. Then you can edit at leisure using all the powerful macros and commands of vi, emacs, nano, or whatever. Show Sample Output

  This is sample output - yours may be different.

  GNU nano 2.0.7         File: /tmp/bash-fc-30782221326                         
  
  # begin writing some exceedingly long and complex command in the editor...

  
  

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  ctrl-x e
  fool · 2009-03-11 09:26:05 14
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• bash: hotkey to put current commandline to text-editor

  * in bash-shell You can capture the current commandline to a text-editor: * simply press: CTRL+x+e * Your current commandline will pe put into Your default text-editor (export EDITOR=vim)

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  bash-hotkey: <CTRL+x+e>
  alvinx · 2009-08-25 09:08:54 4
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• Rapidly invoke an editor to write a long, complex, or tricky command

  Next time you are using your shell, try typing ctrl-x ctrl-e # in emacs mode or <ESC> v # in vi mode The shell will take what you've written on the command line thus far and paste it into the editor specified by $EDITOR. Then you can edit at leisure using all the powerful macros and commands of vi, emacs, nano, or whatever. Show Sample Output

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  /tmp/bash-fc-3778699542

  
  

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  <ESC> v or ctrl-x ctrl-e
  pkufranky · 2011-04-30 11:08:02 0
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• Rapidly invoke an editor to write a long, complex, or tricky command

  Allows you to edit your command using your chosen editor. Works in bash with "set -o vi".

  This is sample output - yours may be different.

  
  

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  <ESC> v
  ormris · 2011-03-04 19:13:29 0
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