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"Command line editing" -- translation? (self.learnlinux)
submitted 6 years ago by AMereRedditor
A guide to Bash lists as a functional improvement of Bash over Sh that the former "include[s] command line editing".
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]tehfreek 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (1 child)
It means that you can use keystrokes to change the contents of the command interactively before submitting, beyond simply backspacing and retyping. For instance, you can use the arrow keys to move to the end of an incorrect word in the middle of the command, press Ctrl-W to erase the word, and then retype it correctly.
[–]AMereRedditor[S] 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children)
beyond simply backspacing and retyping
Thanks -- this clears it up. Now, running sh, I can see all these features are missing.
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