export EDITOR=nano [ctrl-x-e] # press ctrl-x-e keys help fc open /usr/share/doc/bash/builtins.pdf export FCEDIT=vim fc # edit last command in $FCEDIT or $EDITOR fc -l 3 5 fc 4 # edit command no. 4 fc -2 fc "cd " # edit last cd command fc -e nano # edit last command in nano fc -e nano "cd " fc -e nano 4
Further command line editing tools:
- rlwrap - readline wrapper
- rlfe: A readline front-end processor
- Simple command line editor with Readline support