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Bug #424277 reported by Jean Daniel Browne
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ubuntu Server Tips
Fix Committed
Undecided
Dave Walker

Bug Description

It is common to execute successive commands on the same argument, like 'mkdir mydir' then 'cd mydir'. The shortcut 'Alt-.' is very handy, it inserts the last argument of the last command at the cursor position.

French translation:

Fréquemment, des commandes successives traitent le même argument, par exemple: 'mkdir mydir' puis 'cd mydir'. Le raccourci 'Alt-.' est très pratique pour insérer à la position du curseur le dernier argument de la command précédente.

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Nick Barcet (nijaba) wrote :

Could you please suggest a shorter version that will fit on 2 lines of 80 characterer as defined in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/server-tips ?
Thanks a lot for your submission.

Changed in ubuntu-server-tips:
status: New → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Jean Daniel Browne (jeandaniel.browne) wrote :

Successive commands usually process the same argument. 'Alt-.' inserts the last argument of the previous command. GNU readline rocks, read the manual.

French translation:

Pour les commandes qui traitent le même argument: 'Alt-.' insère le dernier argument de la commande précédente. GNU readline est pratique, lisez le manuel.

Nick Barcet (nijaba)
Changed in ubuntu-server-tips:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Dave Walker (davewalker)
Changed in ubuntu-server-tips:
assignee: nobody → Dave Walker (davewalker)
Dave Walker (davewalker)
Changed in ubuntu-server-tips:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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