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lottin
on April 13, 2020
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Renaming files with mv without typing the name two...
You can accomplish the same with basic editing commands, e.g.
mv <filename> C-M-b C-k C-y C-y
It may seem overly complicated but notice that you don't have to release the control key, so it's actually very few key strokes.
outworlder
on April 13, 2020
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You can also do control+x control+e to send the command line to your editor(whatever $EDITOR points to).
RMPR
on April 14, 2020
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On short commands, it tends to be slow in comparison of using GNU Readline directly
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