How to repeat currently typed in parameter on bash console?
I was just typing something along the lines of:
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How to stop bash editing the history when I reuse and modify an entry?
Some instances of bash change the command history when you re-use and edit a previous command, others apparently don’t. I’ve been searching and searching but can’t find anything that says how to prevent commands in the history from being modified when they’re reused and edited.
Copy and set-mark in Bash as in Emacs?
I would like to be able to copy and paste text in the command line in Bash using the same keyboard bindings that Emacs uses by default (i.e. using C-space for set-mark, M-w to copy text, C-y, M-y to paste it, etc.).
Is it possible to name a part of a command to reuse it in the same command later on?
If I want to move a file called longfile from /longpath/ to /longpath/morepath/ can I do something like