On Sun, Nov 19, 2000 at 03:07:38PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Building A Better Terminal > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20001119150738) > > Here are some tips which may make your Linux life in a terminal a bit more efficient. > > Easier way? You bet. Enter this into '/etc/inputrc': > C-xs": "!C-e!"!C-asu -c !"" > (replace exclamation marks with backslashes) > In your next session, enter the command you want to be executed as 'root' and then >press 'CTRL-x s' (i.e. CTRL and x key simultaneously and then the s key). This will >automagically complete the line with su -c and the quotes in the right places. No >more excuses for using 'root' all the time ;-). Tom, I tried this and it produces su -c [command] and then crashes the terminal whether konsole, xterm or rxvt. Any idea what I am doing wrong? -- Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mob: 0419 535539 Kilroe hic erat!
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