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Old 12-13-2010
enable up arrow key to get last cmd..
Hello all, I wanted to know how can i enable the up arrow key to go to last cmd....on any UNIX system....looks like in some of my system(linux mostly) the up arrow key work to go to last cmd....but on hp-ux or sun...the up arrow key dose not work....is there some setting i can enable at terminal to have that working ??
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Old 12-14-2010
This normally works on BASH shell, so you may have to enable the BASH shell. I know the extended information will come in trailing replies.
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Old 12-14-2010
Some other shells do support this functionality as well, but you have to type:
Code:
set -o emacs

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Old 12-14-2010
On HP-UX
Code:
set -o vi
ESC-K

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