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How would I display the resulting commands so that I could cut and paste them into new commands?
– JS.
Commented Feb 17, 2023 at 19:11
@JS. I'm not quite sure I understand. Why would you want to do that? According to the question, the only thing you wanted to change was to use another directory.
– Kusalananda ♦
Commented Feb 17, 2023 at 19:12
@JS. It's quite possible that I've misunderstood what it is you want to accomplish. It would be good if you could clarify this in your question by showing more in-depth examples.
– Kusalananda ♦
Commented Feb 17, 2023 at 19:14
@JS. That sounds like an XY problem. Please ask about your problem or what you are trying to accomplish instead.
– MayeulC
Commented Feb 19, 2023 at 17:55

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