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| author | Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> | 2015-09-18 20:21:14 -0700 |
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| committer | Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> | 2015-09-18 20:21:14 -0700 |
| commit | d8ef238e540a00b77d7c66645b266922a5ecd6fa (patch) | |
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linenoise: insert previous word feature
* linenoise/linenoise.c (edit): Ctrl-X Ctrl-W,
or Ctrl-X w, with an optional number in between,
cause a word from the previous line to be inserted.
* txr.1: Documented.
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@@ -33699,6 +33699,19 @@ Navigating to a history line manually using the up and down arrow keys (or Ctrl-P/Ctrl-N) has the same net effect same as locating that line using Ctrl-R search. +.NP* Insert Previous Word + +The equivalent command sequences Ctrl-X, w and Ctrl-X, Ctrl-W insert +a word from the previous line at the cursor position. A word is defined +as a sequence of non-whitespace characters, separated from other words +by whitespace. By default, the last word of the previous line is inserted. +Between the Ctrl-X and Ctrl-W or w, a decimal number can be entered. +The number 1 specifies that the last word is to be inserted, 2 specifies +the second last word, 3 the third word from the right and so on. +Only the most recent three decimal digits are retained, so the number can range +from 0 to 999. A value of 0, or a value which exceeds the number of words +causes the Ctrl-W or w to do nothing. + .NP* Symbolic Completion If the Tab key is pressed while editing a line, it is interpreted as a |