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Shell Tricks That Actually Make Life Easier (And Save Your Sanity) (blog.hofstede.it)
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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Here's a real shell trick for you:

Remove the arrow keys from you keyboard for a month or two.

Seriously, do it. Do you know how to jump to the beginning of the line? The end? Move one word back? One character back? After a month without arrow keys you will know, trust me.

[–] __hetz@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

set -o vi

:D

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't know that one. I use vi all the time but my brain can't handle it in the command line. Two different muscle memories clash.

[–] thax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

I love vi cli mode. vi-mode with OpenBSD's ksh is my jam.