Bash under AIX 5.3


 
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# 1  
Old 03-05-2006
Bash under AIX 5.3

Hi,

I am newer in the AiX 5.3 world.I have experience in the linux OS.I want to use bash interpreter under AIX?Is it possible?If yes, How?
For Information, I want to use history command under AIX,etc, things doesn't exit under AIX.


Many Thanks in advance.
# 2  
Old 03-05-2006
You can download Bash for AIX here:
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/pr.../download.html

However, you are wrong in saying that history doesn't exist in AIX.

In the Korn shell (ksh) just type:
set -o vi
and you have access to the history through vi keystrokes.

There is also a way to do it like in Bash but I don't remember it so you will have to search this board for the answer, it is here.
# 3  
Old 03-06-2006
i think with bash... it's just the up and down arrow keys to scroll through past commands.
# 4  
Old 03-14-2006
If you bind the arrow keys to "ESC-k" and "ESC-j", etc. you can use the arrow keys in vi mode too. vi is just not relying on keyboards having arrow keys to do navigation.

bakunin
# 5  
Old 03-21-2008
I downloaded & installed the bash on AIX 5.3, it seems that it works well.Smilie
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/freeS...aix5.1.ppc.rpm
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