try using ctrl-r is your shell is bash. On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Ralph E. Kenyon, Jr. wrote: > Hi all, > > 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. > > What I miss the most is the powerful command line recall and editing I'm > used to from 4DOS, 4NT, and TCMD. See http://jpsoft.com/help/cmdhist.htm > for full details. > > 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.) > > I'm looking for similar functionality in Linux. > > Is there a Linux shell that has features as described or that can be > modified to provide such features? > > Thanks, > Ralph Kenyon > > > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
