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Code templates are handy and help in finishing codes without error.

I am aware that notepad editors like atom provide code templates for if and for loop for bash.

Also aware that man pages provide assistance in understanding the syntax. For e.g., man $SHELL helps to understand the if and for commands.

But, I was wondering if there is a way to bring code templates into a terminal itself rather than using a code editor? This will help us to be more productive.

Let me give a use case scenario.

For this post to be solved, I wanted to have a for loop and then a if loop encased in that.

So if a template for for loop can be generated by some shortcuts in the terminal such that 

for i in **type words here**; do 

    **type words here** 

done

Then I go inside the for loop template and then click another shortcut for the ```if```` 

for i in **type words here**; do 

    if [ **type words here**]; then
       **type words here**     
    fi

done
Praveen Kumar-M
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    Clarification: I previously posted this question in askUbuntu forum. As I got no reply. I deleted that post and then posting in Unix and Linux forum. So have posted in only one place of StackExchange. – Praveen Kumar-M May 13 '20 at 08:36
  • There is a _similar_ feature in some shells called something like "suggestions" (programmable suggestion? automatic suggestion? I can't remember). I think this may be enabled in `zsh` and in `fish`. It uses the shell history to find something similar to what you're currently typing. It's definitely not what you're asking for, but, as I said, it's similar. – Kusalananda May 13 '20 at 08:45
  • zsh has autosuggestion feature. Aware of it. – Praveen Kumar-M May 13 '20 at 08:46

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