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Re:Renaming files with mv without typing the name two times by ivanhoe on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @10:37AM (#22866521)
> You miss an important feature of the solution shown in (I presume) your rush to demonstrate your bash knowledge: the ability to edit a filename shown, in place.

OK, then just use !#$ (the last word of the current command) and press CTRL + ALT + e to expand it into the actual value.

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