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Andi Altendorfer, e-Matrix Innovations
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Altex
, 2019-05-05
I’m a Un✪x shell and Vi[m] user since 1986 and after years, my environment
settings become messy. I never have to clean up because I was the only one
using it. … and it was so convenient.
But now, I’m about to persuade my colleague to use vim for better pair
programming. We started with a newly created user on a macMini running
OS X.
Quickly, it turns out that my beloved environment becomes a hurdle. Everything
I want to show to my colle....
, 2018-10-08
Did you know that almost any shell uses the READLINE library?
If using the command-line is part of your daily work you really should read
Gnu Software Manual - Readline and get comfortable with it’s keys ;-)
Even setting an editor (export EDITOR=vim for example) is possible. Set that you can use Alt-E to edit the current input line of your terminal within your editor.
Most important keys
MovementC-a
Move to the start of the line.
C-e
Move to the end of the l....