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# Open The Current Command In An Editor
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If you are working with a complicated command in the terminal trying to get
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the arguments just right. Such as this `curl`:
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```bash
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curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers \
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-u sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2: \
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-d description="Customer for test@example.com" \
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-d source=tok_189fCz2eZvKYlo2CsGERUNIW
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```
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It can be tedious to move to and modify various parts of the command.
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However, by hitting `Ctrl-x Ctrl-e`, the contents of the command buffer
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will be opened into your default editor (i.e. `$EDITOR`). This will make
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editing the command a bit easier. Saving and quitting the editor will put
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the updated command in the command buffer, ready to run.
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Hit `Ctrl-x Ctrl-e` with an empty command buffer if you want to start
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crafting a command from scratch or if you are pasting one in from somewhere.
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h/t Josh Davey
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