On 01/17/12 20:04, Chris Jones wrote:
At the bash prompt, I often use the [Alt+.]¹ keyboard action to retrieve
the argument of a prior command from the bash history list.
To illustrate:
| $ mkdir -p long/directory/name/I/would/rather/not/type/again
| $ cd [Alt+.]
Bash expands the [Alt+.] giving me:
| $ cd long/directory/name/I/would/rather/not/type/again
So I just have to hit enter.
Naturally, this is not limited to the last command: I can hit [Alt+.]
twice to retrieve the argument of the last-but-one command.. etc.
I'm used to doing this in bash and I find it a lot more effective than
retrieving entire commands and editing them (in this case, retrieving
the mkdir command& replacing ‘mkdir -p’ by ‘cd’).
Is there any way I could do this in Vim's ex-mode?
While there's no immediate way to do what you ask, there are some
options to simplify typing that text again.
1) You can use the command-line register to enter the
previously-entered Ex command at the cursor. To do this, while
you're typing a command, use control+R followed by a colon.
2) use the command-window. You can access it either via "q:" or,
if you've started a command, press control+F (default, but
changeable: see help on 'cedit'). This allows you to edit the
previous command and issue it as a new command (it doesn't
replace the previous history item, so you can reedit the same
command multiple times).
:help q:
:help c_<C-R>
And thanks for the bash alt+period keychord...I've been using
"!:$" to insert the last parameter in my command, and your way is
far faster.
-tim
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