Is there any keyboard shortcut to print out the absolute path of a file while typing on the command line?

[magnetor1000]

I need a fast way to print out the absolute path to a file on the command line as I am typing.

Whenever I need to print out the absolute path of a file, what I am used to doing is first pwd, going back and copying that from the output and adding it to the filename on the command line.

I made a script as a workaround, for ln -s, I named it lns:

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#! /bin/bash

# applies absolute path to source file (TARGET) using only its short name when creating symbolic link

ln -s "$(realpath -e "$1")" "$2"

That only solves in one particular instance. Is there a keyboard shortcut (or can I create one) that allows me to have the command line print out the full absolute path while I am typing?

Similar to pressing tab to autocomplete a filename that bash recognizes is being typed out, but instead of it being done while it is being typed out, it is done retroactively, as in after I typed out the filename? Or maybe even while I am typing it out, that would work too.

Or is there any way to modify the behavior of tab key to behave in that way, when I specifically want it to?

If there is no built-in way to do this, is there perhaps a way I can define a keyboard shortcut as a script, and have that script echo out the realpath -e filename.txt live to the command line for the filename.txt immediately left to it?

And I think that this would be considered echoing it out to "standard input", correct? Since that would essentially be echoing it out live to the command line, which is standard input? (I just want to make sure that my conceptual understanding is accurate of the standard input/output in this context)

[vimes666]

Define a new shortcut, give it some name and use this command:

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/bin/bash -c "windowid=$(xdotool getwindowfocus)  &&  sleep 0.5 && xdotool windowactivate --sync $windowid type $PWD"

You may have to install xdotool, I am not sure about that.

[weedeater64]

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$ fzf | command

[Self-Perfection]

Which shell do you use? Zsh probably have something fancy for this.

As for bash I would suggest defining macro for readline, which will type

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"$( readlpath -e  

So with this macro you can place cursor before file name, press your hotkeys as defined in inputrc, and then just add

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)"

after file name that is just like 3 more keystrokes.

[mikeflan]

I need a fast way to print out the absolute path to a file on the command line as I am typing.

Not what you asked for, but note that if you highlight a file in Nemo and hit Ctrl-C you have the full path on the clipboard.

[1000]

Is there any keyboard shortcut to print out the absolute path

It's very difficult for me to understand the topic, so please forgive me if I write stupid things

Shortcut or alias in bash ( you can build ).

Your " realpath -e "$1" " is cool because working only with files which exists.
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$ echo $(realpath -e .bashrc)
/home/user/.bashrc

so it is better than " echo $(pwd)/File ".

You can also use mentioned above fzf
for example

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$ echo "$(locate bash | grep home | fzf)"
/home/user/.bashrc

If I want to go out from fzf, I can try Ctrl + C or q + Enter

It is a matter of convenience.
For example, For now ,it's more convenient for me is paste link manually,
I paste command, for example " cp /old/path/file /destination/path/ "
with Ctrl+W I remove the old path
and I paste new path. ( I thought it was Ctrl+C instead Shift+Ctrl+V )
and sometimes I build scripts.

[xenopeek]

Bash uses readline for command line editing. Here's something using readline macros that looks I guess similar to what you want: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4120926. It's beyond my understanding but maybe the readline documentation will help (or not…): https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readli ... umentation