OK, i've replied with this elsewhere in the thread but will repeat it here for those who miss it. If you're on the command line and want to drop into your edito

OK, i've replied with this elsewhere in the thread but will repeat it here for those who miss it. If you're on the command line and want to drop into your editor to paste, or just write a long command, and then have the command(s) executed after exiting the editor: CTRL-X CTRL-E If using zsh: http://nuclearsquid.com/writings/edit-long-commands/ http://nuclearsquid.com/writings/edit-long-commands/