12-31-2010
how to replace a string in the last shell command
for example
the last command i run is:
tail -f 2010123114_mta2.wmwm.com_postfix-MDAD.log | grep XXXX
and i want to raplace '2010123114' with '2010123115', and i don't want to go back to the position and delete 4 and add 5
is there a way to replace a string? like
!!//123114/123115
or something like this
i used to read a article about this but i forget
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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
beav [file...]
DESCRIPTION
This is a brief description of the minimal set of commands that are necessary to start using beav effectively. For more information,
review the file /usr/share/doc/beav/beav140.txt.gz.
The file-visit command, Ctl-X Ctl-V, can be used to read a file in for editing. The file can also be read in from the command line; beav
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Data is displayed in one or more windows. These commands can be used to navigate around the windows.
move-back-char Ctl-B moves left
move-back-line Ctl-P moves up
move-forw-char Ctl-F moves right
move-forw-line Ctl-N moves down
window-delete Ctl-X 0 delete window
window-expand Ctl-X 1 expand window
The move-to-byte command, Ctl-X G, will prompt you for a byte position to move to.
These commands will insert a zero byte at the cursor position or delete the byte at that position.
insert-unit Ctl-X I
delete-forw-unit Esc D
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FILES
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