On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:38:07 -0400, "Ted Unangst" wrote: > fc -e - | -s [-g] [old=new] [prefix] > > 1. What does fc stand for? The manual doesn't tell me.
According to bash it is "fix command" though I thought it was "find command". Who knows? > 2. What's prefix? I believe that lets you edit a command other than the previous one. E.g. $ ls / ... $ id $ fc -s /=~ ls [listing of my home dir] So in this case "prefix" is used to match the beginning of the command to edit. > 3. The grouping of the operands to | appears wrong. Or at least hard to > decipher. We should remove "-e -" from there and mention that "-e -" is equivalent to "-s" in the description. > 4. I've read this section, and the previous one on fc [-e editor | -l [-n]] > about a dozen times, and I think I've at last reached the point where I can > say with confidence I have no idea what's going on. You obviously need to spend more time in ed. - todd
