[Herts] quick magic key combo for bash

local linux local.linux at jumpstation.co.uk
Tue Jan 31 21:46:12 UTC 2012


hi,

I came across this cool bash short-cut and had to share.
we all know about(i hope) CTRL+r to search history but try this

ls [tab] until you get a nice file path, press enter
then 
echo [ALT+.]
as if by magic it adds the file path you selected, best thing is you
can hit [ALT+.] continuously and get any parameter from past commands.
(sorry, not a very useful example).

Life saver.

Rob




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