AIX

In ksh is there a was to scroll thru all matching commands? For example I executed several commands over several days. Is there a way to scroll thru all the matching 'find' commands only that was executed?

No messing with the .history file. Anyway to do this from the command prompt? TIA.

I have not always had 100% success with this and don't know the reasons why but it works way more than not.

If you don't have this set already, type

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set -o vi

at the command prompt. I don't know the official term but this lets you scroll back through the command history.

Then type command below in two key strokes. Not both keys at the same time.

Code:

Esc k

This should recall the last command you executed from the command prompt.

If you just want to manually scroll though the command history hit

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 n

for next.

Then if you want to search through the command history for something specific, like the last find command in stead of hitting "n" to scroll back though the list manually you would hit the forwardslash (/) and what specific value you are looking for like below.

Code:

root@foobar:/ $ /find

After typing the value simular to above hit enter and it should display the last "find" command that you executed. Then you would just keep hitting the letter "n" to display the next find command that you executed or possibly anyone else executed while logged in as that id if you happen to be using root.

Hope this helps.

"VI command line editing mode". ;-)

Basically you have a vi-editor with only one line visible (and the history-file as text open) at the commandline. (Almost) every vi-command will work on the commandline too:

ESC (to set the editor from insert- to command-mode) and then:

I hope this helps.

bakunin

Thanks.

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This is what I was looking for. Thanks.