Re: pasting text into bash without use of mouse
On Wednesday 04 April 2001 09:41, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> csj (csj@mindgate.net) wrote:
> > Is there a way to copy or paste text into bash without the use of
> > a mouse? I'm thinking of a text file "file.txt" which contains
> > command sequences which I would like to touch up before running.
> >
> > I don't want to use an editor for this. Just the line editing
> > functions of bash. Offhand the only (untested) solution I can
> > think of is something like "cat file.txt >> .bash_history",
> > subsequently invoking another bash session. Is this stupid
> > (dangerous)? Does someone have a better solution?
>
> Just posted here this week. If you have wmaker installed, wxpaste
> and wxcopy do what you'd expect them to.
It looks interesting. But I forgot to add: --without-X. For those
dire moments when X crashes.
On Wednesday 04 April 2001 09:49, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> ...another option. If you're just trying to execute a set of
> commands through bash:
>
> $ . <file> # "source" commands in file, current shell
> $ bash -f <file> # run commands in file (subshell)
> $ bash < <file> # run commands in file (subshell)
My version is something like "cat file.txt | bash". Is this a bad
idea.
> If you want to compose multi-line commands to run in bash without
> creating an explicit file:
>
> $ set -o vi # set 'vi' mode
> $ <esc>-v # invoke 'vi' editor
> # edit file, 'ZZ' or ':wq' when done. Commands execute.
Hmm, does this really mean I have to really vi? Actually I was
thinking of something like "cat file.txt > /dev/ttyX" which however
pastes the thing not just on the screen but on the command line
itself. Is there such a linuxian function?
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