On Tue December 30 2003 02:37, Ralph E. Kenyon, Jr. wrote: > I'm just getting started with Linux. The bash command recall seems to be > very simple compared to what I'm used to. Bash only allows up and down > arrows to scroll through the entire .bash_history file one command at a > time. Here is a way to jump directly to the command in the .bash_history file. Edit your /etc/inputrc file and add the following: "\M-[A":history-search-backward "\M-[B":history-search-forward Then restart bash type the first letter or 2 of a previously typed command and you will jump to that command. The more letter you type in first the more you will narrow the search to. > By typing part of a previously used command, and then pressing the up or > down arrows, scrolling is limited to only those command which match the > letters that have been typed. (The history can also be configured to > eliminate storing duplicates of commands that are re-executed.) The above will do exactly this for you. -- Regards Robert Smile..... It increases your face value. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
