[ale] question about vi and bash

[Chuck Payne]

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com> wrote:
> Oops
> ^ = start of line
> $ = end of line
>
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> Lightner, Jeff
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> You can use the standard vi commands:
>
> Ctrl-v = Start of line
> $ = End of line
>
> Like your co-worker I do "set -o vi" every time I use bash because I
> like the vi commands for command line edition AND I can hit "v" to put
> the line into a full screen editing mode when I want to use it as the
> basis for a script I'm building.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Chuck Payne
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> Subject: [ale] question about vi and bash
>
> Hey guys, I have a question. I co-worker of mine love to set bash up
> so that commands are more live vi, in the profile he has the
> following...
>
> set -o vi
>
> Well, I can't do a lot of my keys that I am use to
>
> ctrl-a = the begin of a line
> crtl-e = the end of a line
>
> I have found that 0 will do teh same as ctrl-a, but $ does the same
> ctrl-e, but how do I do that when I am on the command line.
>
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@Jim it cool, because I know vi.


Ok, it seems to do the vi stuff on bash like my emacs, you have to
press the "Esc" then you can do all your lovely vi.

http://www.hypexr.org/bash_tutorial.php

Who knew. I love vi as an editor, and love my bash to be emacs'ie.


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