What is the CTRL+x+e equivalent for MacOS's Terminal?
In Ubuntu's (and other Linux systems) terminal, CTRL+x+e, which opens an editor to allow you to edit your command at leisure, with multiline support, and once you save and exit, it would return to terminal with the full command ready to execute.
I've tried the same combination in Terminal (both with Cmd and CTRL) and it didn't do anything.
Googling the combination + macOS just gave me random tutorials about useful keyboard shortcuts in terminal and in macOS in general.
Does anyone know of the equivalent key combination for the MacOS Terminal? Does it even exist?
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Madara UchihaMadara Uchiha
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In Ubuntu's (and other Linux systems) terminal, CTRL+x+e, which opens an editor to allow you to edit your command at leisure, with multiline support, and once you save and exit, it would return to terminal with the full command ready to execute.
I've tried the same combination in Terminal (both with Cmd and CTRL) and it didn't do anything.
Googling the combination + macOS just gave me random tutorials about useful keyboard shortcuts in terminal and in macOS in general.
Does anyone know of the equivalent key combination for the MacOS Terminal? Does it even exist?
terminal keyboard command-line
asked Jan 6 at 15:55
Madara UchihaMadara Uchiha
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add a comment |
In Ubuntu's (and other Linux systems) terminal, CTRL+x+e, which opens an editor to allow you to edit your command at leisure, with multiline support, and once you save and exit, it would return to terminal with the full command ready to execute.
I've tried the same combination in Terminal (both with Cmd and CTRL) and it didn't do anything.
Googling the combination + macOS just gave me random tutorials about useful keyboard shortcuts in terminal and in macOS in general.
Does anyone know of the equivalent key combination for the MacOS Terminal? Does it even exist?
terminal keyboard command-line
asked Jan 6 at 15:55
Madara UchihaMadara Uchiha
1185
In Ubuntu's (and other Linux systems) terminal, CTRL+x+e, which opens an editor to allow you to edit your command at leisure, with multiline support, and once you save and exit, it would return to terminal with the full command ready to execute.
I've tried the same combination in Terminal (both with Cmd and CTRL) and it didn't do anything.
Googling the combination + macOS just gave me random tutorials about useful keyboard shortcuts in terminal and in macOS in general.
Does anyone know of the equivalent key combination for the MacOS Terminal? Does it even exist?
terminal keyboard command-line
terminal keyboard command-line
asked Jan 6 at 15:55
Madara UchihaMadara Uchiha
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asked Jan 6 at 15:55
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asked Jan 6 at 15:55
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asked Jan 6 at 15:55
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Control+X+E works on the macOS Terminal. Generally CTRL is not substituted for Cmd in terminal commands.
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
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Equivalent in vi-mode: press letterv
– Yoric
Jan 6 at 16:15
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Yes but note this is not a property of terminal but if the shell you are using so default is bash and it works but not with other shells
– Mark
Jan 6 at 16:51
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@Mark Seems to work with zsh as well at the very least.
– Madara Uchiha
Jan 6 at 18:11
Try tcsh (and xonsh is a bit buggy ie it should work but does not)
– Mark
Jan 6 at 18:34
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Control+X+E works on the macOS Terminal. Generally CTRL is not substituted for Cmd in terminal commands.
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
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Equivalent in vi-mode: press letterv
– Yoric
Jan 6 at 16:15
2
Yes but note this is not a property of terminal but if the shell you are using so default is bash and it works but not with other shells
– Mark
Jan 6 at 16:51
1
@Mark Seems to work with zsh as well at the very least.
– Madara Uchiha
Jan 6 at 18:11
Try tcsh (and xonsh is a bit buggy ie it should work but does not)
– Mark
Jan 6 at 18:34
add a comment |
Control+X+E works on the macOS Terminal. Generally CTRL is not substituted for Cmd in terminal commands.
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
564
Equivalent in vi-mode: press letterv
– Yoric
Jan 6 at 16:15
2
Yes but note this is not a property of terminal but if the shell you are using so default is bash and it works but not with other shells
– Mark
Jan 6 at 16:51
1
@Mark Seems to work with zsh as well at the very least.
– Madara Uchiha
Jan 6 at 18:11
Try tcsh (and xonsh is a bit buggy ie it should work but does not)
– Mark
Jan 6 at 18:34
add a comment |
Control+X+E works on the macOS Terminal. Generally CTRL is not substituted for Cmd in terminal commands.
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
564
Control+X+E works on the macOS Terminal. Generally CTRL is not substituted for Cmd in terminal commands.
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
564
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
564
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
564
answered Jan 6 at 15:59
Benjamin GruenbaumBenjamin Gruenbaum
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Equivalent in vi-mode: press letterv
– Yoric
Jan 6 at 16:15
2
Yes but note this is not a property of terminal but if the shell you are using so default is bash and it works but not with other shells
– Mark
Jan 6 at 16:51
1
@Mark Seems to work with zsh as well at the very least.
– Madara Uchiha
Jan 6 at 18:11
Try tcsh (and xonsh is a bit buggy ie it should work but does not)
– Mark
Jan 6 at 18:34
add a comment |
Equivalent in vi-mode: press letterv
– Yoric
Jan 6 at 16:15
2
Yes but note this is not a property of terminal but if the shell you are using so default is bash and it works but not with other shells
– Mark
Jan 6 at 16:51
1
@Mark Seems to work with zsh as well at the very least.
– Madara Uchiha
Jan 6 at 18:11
Try tcsh (and xonsh is a bit buggy ie it should work but does not)
– Mark
Jan 6 at 18:34
Equivalent in vi-mode: press letter
v– Yoric
Jan 6 at 16:15
Equivalent in vi-mode: press letter
v– Yoric
Jan 6 at 16:15
2
2
Yes but note this is not a property of terminal but if the shell you are using so default is bash and it works but not with other shells
– Mark
Jan 6 at 16:51
Yes but note this is not a property of terminal but if the shell you are using so default is bash and it works but not with other shells
– Mark
Jan 6 at 16:51
1
1
@Mark Seems to work with zsh as well at the very least.
– Madara Uchiha
Jan 6 at 18:11
@Mark Seems to work with zsh as well at the very least.
– Madara Uchiha
Jan 6 at 18:11
Try tcsh (and xonsh is a bit buggy ie it should work but does not)
– Mark
Jan 6 at 18:34
Try tcsh (and xonsh is a bit buggy ie it should work but does not)
– Mark
Jan 6 at 18:34
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