Julia EvansAug 21, 2024

what are some problems you've run into in the terminal with entering commands at a shell prompt? (other than copy/paste issues) so far I have:

- making a mistake on a single line / multiline command and having to press the left arrow 100 times, or just press ctrl+c and start over
- autocomplete not working (but would love more specific versions of this)
- problems with history? would love examples of history problems

(not looking for solutions right now, just more problems!)

Show threadAnthony SoraceAug 21, 2024
@b0rk Niche, but: the Plan 9 terminal (and its unix port) lets you use the mouse to edit the command line like any text. That’s great (and solves your first point), but hitting enter always submits from the current insertion point. That’s sometimes what you want, but way more often i’m changing a flag/parameter and then want to submit the whole line again. I wish opt-enter (or something) would just send the whole thing.
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@a @b0rk You can use ctrl-e before enter (but it's still annoying to go through extra effort for the more common case..)
Aug 21, 2024 at 4:12pmWeb