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marrusl | karma 8 | avg karma 1.0 · 2013-05-11 11:20:50

Yes. Not only that but it has something even cooler: ESC + Q

Let's say you are about to finish a really long command and realize you should have done one other command first.

ESC + Q clears the current line, lets you enter a command, and then inserts the cleared line again on the next prompt. You have to try it to realize how cool it is.

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jasonlotito | karma 7861 | avg karma 1.69 · 2013-05-11 16:27:39+00:00

> Yes. Not only that but it has something even cooler: ESC + Q

ESC+. does not work for me with zsh.

zsh 4.3.11 (i386-apple-darwin12.0)

Maybe it's the version.

ESC+Q also doesn't clear the line.

At the same time, the OP links slide deck fails for me at the cd /u/lo/b part. It simply doesn't work.

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marrusl | karma 8 | avg karma 1.0 · 2013-05-11 22:42:32+00:00

I can only confirm it works on zsh 5.0 on Ubuntu. And the /u/lo/b expansion works as well.

kyrias | karma 183 | avg karma 1.41 · 2013-05-11 23:27:18+00:00

You probably didn't turn it on when you ran the config wizard thingy.

jasonlotito | karma 7861 | avg karma 1.69 · 2013-05-12 20:33:29+00:00

What config wizard thingy?

I figured this was a default setting.

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itsadok | karma 97 | avg karma 2.37 · 2013-05-12 04:38:24+00:00

I use Alt+# in bash to do something similar. It comments out the current line and gives you a new prompt. Then you can run whatever you wanted to do first, and then scroll up, delete the hash sign and hit Enter.

Esc-Q sounds easier, though.

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