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Where is the bash feature to open a command in $EDITOR documented?

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I have recently discovered that if we press Ctrl+X Ctrl+E, bash opens the current command in an editor (set in $VISUAL or $EDITOR) and executes it when the editor is closed. But it doesn't seem to be documented in the man pages. Is it documented, and if so where?
Asked by Kartik (2024 rep)
Aug 3, 2013, 07:39 AM
Last activity: Dec 8, 2022, 04:22 PM