August 2000
Intermediate to advanced
816 pages
29h 45m
English
book
Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition
by Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Jessica P. Hekman, Stephen Figgins
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Interacting with the Shell
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
:r
file
| Read in contents of file after cursor. |
:r !
command
| Read in output from command after current line. |
:
n
r !
command
|
Like preceding, but place after line n (0 for top of file). |
:!
command
| Run command, then return. |
!
object
command
|
Send object, indicated by a movement command, as input to shell command command; replace object with command output. |
:
n1,n2
!
command
|
Send lines n1 through n2 to command; replace with output. |
n
!!
command
|
Send n lines to command; replace with output. |
!!
| Repeat last system command. |
!!
command
| Replace current line with output of command. |
:sh
| Create subshell; return to file with EOF. |
| Ctrl-Z |
Suspend editor, resume with fg. |
:so
file
| Read and execute ex commands from file. |
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