This might be the compromise which unites all camps: - it only uses standard tools and keymaps, which pleases the bash greybeards. - it uses your favorite-edi

This might be the compromise which unites all camps: - it only uses standard tools and keymaps, which pleases the bash greybeards. - it uses your favorite-editor expertise instead of relying on situation-specific new/rare commands (Ctrl-W Ctrl-something what was it again?), which pleases the limited-braincache crowd. - like the OP solution, it is interactive. you start typing mv something/yourfile, then realize things are going to get complicated: no need to backtrack, look up the manual for brace expansion, etc, just Ctrl-x Ctrl-e, do your thing. this pleases the intuitive UX crowd.