commandline edit: Modify the command line input buffer

commands/docs/commandline_edit.md

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title: commandline edit
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  Modify the current command line input buffer.
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  Modify the current command line input buffer.
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# `commandline edit` for [core](/commands/categories/core.md)

<div class='command-title'>Modify the current command line input buffer.</div>

## Signature

```> commandline edit {flags} (str)```

## Flags

 -  `--append, -a`: appends the string to the end of the buffer
 -  `--insert, -i`: inserts the string into the buffer at the cursor position
 -  `--replace, -r`: replaces the current contents of the buffer (default)

## Parameters

 -  `str`: The string to perform the operation with.


## Input/output types:

| input   | output  |
| ------- | ------- |
| nothing | nothing |

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Title: commandline edit: Modify the command line input buffer

Summary

The `commandline edit` command allows modification of the current command line input buffer. It supports appending, inserting, or replacing the buffer's content with a given string. Flags control the type of modification: `--append` for appending, `--insert` for inserting at the cursor, and `--replace` (default) for replacing the entire buffer.