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ctrl-o in bash on os X leopard -- how does it work exactly?
Post 302332130 by Straitsfan on Wednesday 8th of July 2009 07:56:41 AM
07-08-2009
I tried that, and when I typed ! I got this message:
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
Can you explain what is meant by ! being a builtin command? I have to say these man pages aren't the easiest to understand -- is there some kind of book that can tell me how to decipher them?
How do I know what arguments there are for the command?
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
Can you explain what is meant by ! being a builtin command? I have to say these man pages aren't the easiest to understand -- is there some kind of book that can tell me how to decipher them?
How do I know what arguments there are for the command?|
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