the new bash has been released:

whats new?:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...&output=gplain
source:
ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/bash-3.0.tar.gz

nice:
root@pressy.ips.at # ./bash -version
GNU bash, version 3.00.0(1)-release (sparc-sun-solaris2.9)
Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
root@pressy.ips.at # uname -a
SunOS pressy.ips.at 5.9 Generic_112233-11 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10

but there can be only one favorit ;-)
root@pressy.ips.at # ./ksh --version
version sh (AT&T Labs Research) 1993-12-28 n+

g P

for the history search function i'm using the vi
# ksh -o vi

by pressing the <esc> buttom you can use the vi features like search of modification. so you could also search for $1 - $9 in your command..... also a nice feature of the ksh history is the modification of parameters:
##############
# echo haha
haha
# r haha=nice
echo nice
nice
# history
1 echo haha
2 echo nice
# r 1 haha=niceagain
echo niceagain
niceagein
##############
sometimes very helpfull like in the magic long veritas volumemanager syntax *hehe*

g P