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Using the Bash in VI mode

Dominik Schöler
November 24, 2015Software engineer at makandra GmbH

Activate VI mode by running

set -o vi
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Now use your Bash as if it were VI! Hit Esc to enter command mode, jump around with e, w, b, 0, $ etc. and edit just as you're used to.

Bash history is searched with /. See the linked cheat sheet for more hints.

Posted by Dominik Schöler to makandra dev (2015-11-24 11:51)