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In bash, if you set $EDITOR to your favorite text editor, you can send the current line to $EDITOR with ctrl-x ctrl-e. After editing the command you can save an

In bash, if you set $EDITOR to your favorite text editor, you can send the current line to $EDITOR with ctrl-x ctrl-e. After editing the command you can save and exit for the command to execute.

cyberpunk 2y ago
You can also just press 'v' if you're using vi mode in ksh like hardened old unixbeards like me :}
abound 2y ago
And for the fish folk, it's Alt-e
oalders 2y ago
Or even just bind it to ctrl-e in bash: bind '\C-e: edit-and-execute-command'
- kragen 2y ago
  that sounds horrific. every time you tried to go to the end of the line you'd get interrupted by launching an editor!
  - dgfitz 2y ago
    I always just use the home and end buttons for that kind of thing.
    - kragen 2y ago
      i don't even know where they are without looking at the keyboard. then when i try to press them half the time i accidentally press insert or print-screen instead
      - aendruk 2y ago
        When I have this problem I remap the key I needed to a location that does work for me.
        kragen 2y ago
        now you have two problems
  - oalders 2y ago
    I have `set -o vi` so, `esc` and `$` takes me to the end of the line. `ctrl-e` is unused for me unless I bind it to something I think is useful.
renewiltord 2y ago
I use this with copilot.vim in Neovim and EDITOR=nvim to get AI shell autocomplete. It's pretty good! Got it from here https://twitter.com/arjie/status/1575201117595926530?s=46&t=K_8J6rG18DrV5bcCLDrrYw https://twitter.com/arjie/status/1575201117595926530?s=46&t=...
drowsspa 2y ago
I love these shortcuts but sadly I never remember them when I do need them
1vuio0pswjnm7 2y ago
fc builtin does the same thing. No ctrl-key sequences required. Just type "fc" With previous commands, one can also specify a particular editor instead of default $EDITOR For example, to edit the previous command with ed when EDITOR=vi fc -e ed A quick way to make shell scripts from command line history in vi mode (where 15th entry in history is the desired command line): fc 15 w1.sh %d wq

In bash, if you set $EDITOR to your favorite text editor, you can send the current line to $EDITOR with ctrl-x ctrl-e. After editing the command you can save and exit for the command to execute.

cyberpunk 2y ago

You can also just press 'v' if you're using vi mode in ksh like hardened old unixbeards like me :}

abound 2y ago

And for the fish folk, it's Alt-e

oalders 2y ago

Or even just bind it to ctrl-e in bash: bind '\C-e: edit-and-execute-command'

kragen 2y ago
that sounds horrific. every time you tried to go to the end of the line you'd get interrupted by launching an editor!
- dgfitz 2y ago
  I always just use the home and end buttons for that kind of thing.
  - kragen 2y ago
    i don't even know where they are without looking at the keyboard. then when i try to press them half the time i accidentally press insert or print-screen instead
    - aendruk 2y ago
      When I have this problem I remap the key I needed to a location that does work for me.
      - kragen 2y ago
        now you have two problems
- oalders 2y ago
  I have `set -o vi` so, `esc` and `$` takes me to the end of the line. `ctrl-e` is unused for me unless I bind it to something I think is useful.

renewiltord 2y ago

I use this with copilot.vim in Neovim and EDITOR=nvim to get AI shell autocomplete. It's pretty good! Got it from here https://twitter.com/arjie/status/1575201117595926530?s=46&t=K_8J6rG18DrV5bcCLDrrYw https://twitter.com/arjie/status/1575201117595926530?s=46&t=...

drowsspa 2y ago

I love these shortcuts but sadly I never remember them when I do need them

1vuio0pswjnm7 2y ago

fc builtin does the same thing. No ctrl-key sequences required. Just type "fc" With previous commands, one can also specify a particular editor instead of default $EDITOR For example, to edit the previous command with ed when EDITOR=vi fc -e ed A quick way to make shell scripts from command line history in vi mode (where 15th entry in history is the desired command line): fc 15 w1.sh %d wq