Function: shell-backward-command

shell-backward-command is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in shell.el.gz.

Signature

(shell-backward-command &optional ARG)

Documentation

Move backward across ARG shell command(s). Does not cross lines.

See shell-command-regexp.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 19.23.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/shell.el.gz
(defun shell-backward-command (&optional arg)
  "Move backward across ARG shell command(s).  Does not cross lines.
See `shell-command-regexp'."
  (interactive "p")
  (let ((limit (save-excursion (comint-bol nil) (point))))
    (when (> limit (point))
      (setq limit (line-beginning-position)))
    (skip-syntax-backward " " limit)
    (let ((pt (point)))
      (if (re-search-backward
	   (format "[;&|]+[\t ]*\\(%s\\)" shell-command-regexp) limit 'move arg)
	  (progn (goto-char (match-beginning 1))
		 (skip-chars-forward ";&|")))
      (and (/= pt (point))
	   (skip-syntax-forward " " pt)))))