C-x C-e
will open the command line in $EDITOR.
!* |
Designates all arguments of the preceding command. |
!^ |
Designates the first argument of the preceding command. |
!$ |
Designates the last argument of the preceding command. |
^la^t |
Replaces the -la options with -t in the preceding command. |
sudo !! |
Execute the previous command with sudo. |
!whatever:p
| Show but don't execute the last command that starts with whatever.
!!:gs/foo/bar |
Execute the last command, replacing all instances of foo with bar. |
-n |
Go n events back |
:n |
reference a word number |
:p |
just print the event |
!50- foo |
run command 50 replacing the last argument with "foo" |
grep -v |
Shows lines that don't match the pattern |
cp foo{,.bak} |
Make a backup of foo. |
Example of find using -exec
:
find . -type f -exec file ’{}’ \;
Stick the job in the background (ctrl-Z then "bg") then detach it from the terminal (in bash, "disown -h %[jobid]"). You may then close the terminal.
Add to ~/.bashrc
:
# Use bash-completion, if available if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then . /etc/bash_completion fi
M-{} |
Include all expansions. Also can do things like mkdir -p foo/{cur,new,tmp} . |
bind -P
will show keybindings.
It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories,
his reason, and be able to recognize the good in the bad, the bad in the
worst, and so grow gently old all down the unchanging days and die one
day like any other day, only shorter.
-- Samuel Beckett, "Malone Dies"
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