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# 1  
Old 12-12-2011
Tools up down arrow key and edit on command line.
I am using ksh, By doing change in .profile as

set -o vi

my updown and history does not work.

Also I can not edit command line on prompt using vi command.

My TERM is vt100.

What is wrong here ?

Thanks.

Smilie
# 2  
Old 12-12-2011
Maybe this will help.

https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...d-history.html
# 3  
Old 12-13-2011
Do you have these set?
Code:
export EDITOR=vi
export HISTFILE=$HOME/.sh_history

What Operating System and version do you have?
What type of terminal do you have and what is the value of $TERM ?
# 4  
Old 12-13-2011
I am at os 6.1.0.0, TERM=vt100

This solutions works but I can not edit command line using unix commands.

https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...d-history.html

If I do set -o vi then up down arrow does not work also I can not edit at command line.
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