• Bash tips

    1 min read · shell comfy bash

    This & That Refer to 'that last thing', and 'the first thing': 1fortune -l > file1 2cat !$ | tr -d u > file2 3cat file1 !$ 4diff !^ !$ NB: this can go wrong: 1ls -l file1 file2 2cat !^ NB: this only works when running bash interactively, never in scripts. Lists You can put a list inside any bash argument, and bash will …


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  • Instantly cd anywhere in bash

    1 min read · system bash

    Change locations quickly with the bash built-in variable: $CDPATH. 1CDPATH=~ Now if you want to enter /docs/ you can type cd docs, even if you're not in your home directory. Add multiple locations with a colon between them. 1CDPATH=/archives/$(date +%Y/%m/)::/projects/:/mnt/share/ The first one will let you enter …


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  • vim in bash

    1 min read · vim bash inputrc TUI

    Requirements vim basics Put bash in vim mode! Place the following in your ~/.inputrc: set editing-mode vi set show-mode-in-prompt on set vi-ins-mode-string \1\e[33;32m\2[>]=\1\e[0m\2 set vi-cmd-mode-string \1\e[33;1m\2[?]=\1\e[0m\2 set keymap vi-insert RETURN: "\e\n"


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