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Re:A Terminal Case of Linux by bloopernova on Monday May 29, 2023 @06:10PM (#36118702)
Nice! I'll have to add those to my wall of index cards with useful commands.
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Re:A Terminal Case of Linux by quesera on Monday May 29, 2023 @06:20PM (#36118776)
I use !!:$ occasionally.

If I wanted to do the cat/vim switcheroo you described, I'd more likely do:

  <UpArrow><Esc>vcwvi<Esc>:wq<Enter><Enter>
Which is a greater number of keypresses, but more flexible and requires less thought.

...as they say: Unix is user-friendly — it's just choosy about who its friends are.

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