Version: 1.2.3 (using KDE 3.1.4) Installed from: (testing/unstable) Compiler: gcc version 3.3.2 (Debian) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.0-test7 I have found quite often i have long cmdlines ... :~$ while X in `<cmd> | sed` ........... quite long .... what would be nice is if I could navigate the cmd line quickly. This could be done by like holding alt-shift (or something) and using the mouse... moving left/right moves the cursor in the console (but up/down should be ignored (go up 1 pixel then your at the end of the previous line ... that would shyte me to tears)) essentially, i figure all it would have to do is emulate the <- / -> buttons when the "modifier" is pressed. Wot ye say?
I screwed up again ... pressed stop ... and it was too late ... it was meant to be a wish ahhh
*** Bug 69609 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Oops, marked the duplicate backwards...changing this one to wishlist.
BASH has both emacs (default) and vi keybindings for navigating around the commandline (going to beginning of line, end of line, back a word, forward a word, etc.). See the BASH documentation for more details (or the documentation for whichever shell you happen to prefer). But aside from that (which you may have already known about), why would you wish to use the mouse when using a shell? The time delay caused by constantly moving your hand to the mouse from the keyboard you are otherwise typing on would probably outweigh the benefits...not to mention that the accuracy would be poor, so you would end up wiggling the mouse back and forth to get it just to the right place.
I agree with #4; this wish is unrealistic even if it could be done.