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In bash , we can move back or forward by 1 word or character. Is there any option where i can move the cursor to the previous character that i specify, for example Forward Slash. ? Something like the f key stroke in vim which searches for the previous occurence of the following character?

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In Bash's emacs mode:

character-search (C-])

A character is read and point is moved to the next occurrence of that character. A negative count searches for previous occurrences.

character-search-backward (M-C-])

A character is read and point is moved to the previous occurrence of that character. A negative count searches for subsequent occurrences.

I'd recommend you use the vi mode and f works just like in the vi editor. You'll find it's very convenient for command line editing.

To switch between vi and emacs mode, use set -o vi or set -o emacs.

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