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To: "Saket Sathe" <saket@cc.iitb.ac.in>, zsh-users@sunsite.dk
Subject: Re: Substitution
References: <42625E80.4020607@cc.iitb.ac.in>
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:07:24 +1000
From: "Eric Mangold" <teratorn@world-net.net>
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:32:56 +0530, Saket Sathe <saket@cc.iitb.ac.in>  
wrote:

> Hi,
> Suppose I've typed these commands:
>
> # mv somefile1 /home/saket/stuff/books/
> # acroread somefile.pdf
> # mv somefile2 /home/saket/stuff/books/
>
> How can I substitute the '/home/saket/stuff/books/' of the first command  
> into the last command ?
> Currently I just retype it again :(

I would push M-. twice. Assuming you have emacs bindings set as in  
"bindkey -e"

-Eric