I often find myself editing one of a set of configuration files by adding lines at the end. For editing I use vi
(from bash
) and currently use:
vi +$(wc -c /home/john/master/tried.cfg)
The above works, but it makes filename completion with Tab impossible, which is a nuisance when changing the filenames after scrolling back on the commandline.
Is there an easier way to do go to the last line of the opened file? Maybe with the +{}
commandline option that vi
offers. Or is there some way to make commandline completion in the $()
work?
Best Answer
You can use
and do a way with the
$()
part completely. You don't have to escape the$
as it is followed by a space andbash
doesn't expand it.You can also use this to go to, e.g. the one before last line:
but then you have to escape the
$
with a backslash.