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Radu Rădeanu
Asked: 2013-05-30 03:40:20 +0800 CST

Replacing some characters in the previous command

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Sometimes, being rushed, it is possible to type some characters wrong in a command-line. If the command is long, the mistake correction may be cumbersome (using arrow keys). So the problem is: how can I replace characters typed wrong in the previous command as quickly as possible?

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  1. Best Answer

    One character or more can be replaced with zero, one or more characters as follow:

    $ some-wrong-long-command
$ ^wrong^correct^
some-correct-long-command

    This quick substitution repeat the last command-line from terminal, replacing wrong string with correct string.

    Examles:

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