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Comments on How to enable `Alt + .` in bash with Vim bindings
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How to enable `Alt + .` in bash with Vim bindings
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I want Alt-. get the last argument to the last command, as it does in a
default bash terminal, when Vim bindings are enabled.
Similar to this SO post, but with a bash terminal, not zsh.
MWE
$ mv file1 dir
$ cd dir # "dir" input by hitting `Alt-.`
Have
Using this in my ~/.inputrc to enable Vim bindings:
set editing-mode vi
set keymap vi
Notes
I am okay with this functionality being bound to something other than Alt-..
If it is already bound in vi-mode, please tell me the binding.
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