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How to save a command in the shell history without executing it

Submitted by till (Contact Author) (Forums) on Mon, 2006-08-07 17:42. :: Shell

Enter the command line and hit the keys:

[CTRL] + [#]

This will put a # in front of the command and execute it. The shell will take it as comment.


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Submitted by Anonymous (Contact Author) (Forums) on Mon, 2006-08-14 09:17.
if you live in Paderborn (Germany) it`s [ALT] + [#]
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