On Wednesday 04 April 2001 09:41, Karsten M. Self wrote: > csj ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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?
