[NTLUG:Discuss] Bash command line completion

[Greg Edwards]

You can write a bash shell that parses the command line for the 
parameters.

Greg
http://greg.edwards-tx.us

Leroy Tennison wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to recover only the first few words of the
> immediately previous command.  For example,given the below
>
>      ip route delete 192.168.100.0/24 dev eth0
>
> I want to easily repeat
>
>      ip route delete
>
> so I can copy/paste additional routes from the output of 'ip route'
> (working with a firewall which has 10 interfaces, doing testing).
>
> I realize I could write an alias but was hoping for something more
> direct, either I'm not searching for the right thing or the web isn't
> being helpful, ideas?
>
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