From: cplum987@gmail.com
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: editing previous command in the *shell* buffer
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:23:36 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7b3976ca-751d-46da-bec4-0a8da5bc8f58@googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1792.1430230730.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
On Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 7:18:52 AM UTC-7, Doug Lewan wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > On
> > Behalf Of cplum987
> > Subject: editing previous command in the *shell* buffer
> >
> > How can I do one or both of the following:
> >
> > (1) Find a previous command in the *shell* buffer via search C-s, and
> > have pressing enter insert the command as the current command, but
> > without execution. This would allow me to edit the command before
> > executing it, but not have to modify the command as it previously
> > exists in the *shell* buffer.
>
> I agree. This is a bit of a hole. I copy and paste and edit all the time.
> It doesn't seem like it would be too hard to build,
> but it's probably too little to bother getting permission from my employer
> to give away. :(
>
> >
> > (2) type the first part of the command, and have M-p search for the
> > previous occurrence of the command that starts with the same pattern
> > I've typed in. This is an xemacs feature I sorely miss. C-s just isn't
> > the same. If often finds all sorts of other cruft you have to skip
> > over.
>
> This sounds like it would be a good addition. I use M-/ to do such a thing,
> but that does get a little tedious.
Looks like M-/ iterates through the command history just like M-p, but only includes the root command, not the arguments.
> Does the xemacs lisp port to GNU emacs?
I have no idea. Beyond my abilities for sure.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-04-28 19:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-27 23:06 editing previous command in the *shell* buffer cplum987
2015-04-28 14:18 ` Doug Lewan
2015-04-28 17:10 ` HASM
2015-04-28 19:39 ` cplum987
2015-04-28 21:29 ` Barry Margolin
2015-04-29 0:20 ` Robert Thorpe
[not found] ` <mailman.1854.1430266854.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-04-29 4:22 ` cplum987
[not found] ` <mailman.1792.1430230730.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-04-28 19:23 ` cplum987 [this message]
2015-04-29 11:57 ` Steve Perry
2015-04-29 20:14 ` cplum987
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