Selecting line from popup history without executing

[thorsten]

Is it possible to "echo" a line I select from the history popup window (bound to Page-Up by default) without executing it? Often I want to slightly modify the selected command before executing it but the popup window directly executes it.

When I go through history with the Up/Down cursor keys I can edit the line before pressing enter.

 

[thorsten]

Is it possible to "echo" a line I select from the history popup window (bound to Page-Up by default) without executing it? Often I want to slightly modify the selected command before executing it but the popup window directly executes it.

When I go through history with the Up/Down cursor keys I can edit the line before pressing enter.

I just see it's possible to edit it in the popup window itself. Makes sense.

 

[Frank]

What happens when you select a line in the popup window and press ctrl-enter?

 

[thorsten]

What happens when you select a line in the popup window and press ctrl-enter?

Wow, even better. Thanks!

 

[vefatica]

I just see it's possible to edit it in the popup window itself. Makes sense.

How do you edit in in the pop-up?

 

[thorsten]

Ctrl+E

 

[vefatica]

Ctrl+E

Cool!

 

[Christian Albaret]

By default, Ctrl+Enter copies to the command line without executing.

 

[vefatica]

By default, Ctrl+Enter copies to the command line without executing.

That's the one I have used since the days of 4DOS.