Your terminal manipulation/navigation setups
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Dear Lobste.rs, over a year after [my previous post on mouse free setups](https://lobste.rs/s/o0x7rb/your_mouse_free_setups), your advice was instrumental to building the tech stack I use today as a disabled person, composed of the Svalboard, Talon Voice, and a fair few extensions for Talon (including ones I've written myself.) One aspect of my work and personal life that has remained stubbornly able-bodied has been, surprisingly, my terminal use. Reading, manipulating, and editing the…
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Your terminal manipulation/navigation setups was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 65 checks on 3 different days. Its best position was #7 of 25, reached on Nov 4, 00:21 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 03:21 UTC.
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> The most irritating aspect to me is editing a previous command, Friend, let me tell you about the `fc` command. `fc -l` lists the last few commands. `fc` and a number edits that command in your favorite `$EDITOR` and then when you save/exit it runs it!
> When writing a terminal command, things can range from easy to brutal. Talon has a lot of built in terminal commands available, but composing complex commands still requires a great deal of typing. The most irritating aspect to me is editing a previous command, which consists of either holding (Ctrl+) an arrow key…
What does ```fc``` stand for? Or, how do I remember to use ```fc``` when it would be useful?
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