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		skylan_q on Nov 27, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bash One-Liners Explained, Part V: Navigating arou... "Bash uses the readline library for input editing. The readline library supports emacs style key bindings[...]" Been using Emacs for a year and I didn't know this. O_o

jballanc on Nov 27, 2012 [–]

Are you using a Mac? Because if you are, those Emacs motion key bindings work in almost all text input fields in all apps.

skylan_q on Nov 27, 2012 | [–]

I'm on a Mac about once or twice a week at work. Thanks for the heads-up!

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