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Old 01-03-2005
Repeat Commands
On my system I use Escape "k" to go back in commands. I read on tutorials that it is ctrl p, but that does not work on my system.

Anyone know what the command to go foward is?
# 2  
Old 01-03-2005
It depends on yr EDITOR setting u have.

for EDITOR as vi ... ESC + k navaigates to previous commands.

CTRL + P .. i think that is for emacs editor.


do either set -o vi
or

set -o emacs

after exporting the EDITOR=vi or EDITOR=emacs.
# 3  
Old 01-03-2005
Quote:
Anyone know what the command to go foward is?
CTRL + N in emacs mode

ESC and k in vi mode
# 4  
Old 01-04-2005
Quote:
Anyone know what the command to go foward is?
Assuming you have vi as your editor.

ESC + k moves backward
ESC + j moves forward
# 5  
Old 01-04-2005
google, esc+j is the one, thx.

However I do not have to be in vi to use the command, it works right from the command line.
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Old 01-04-2005
Quote:

However I do not have to be in vi to use the command, it works right from the command line.
That's correct - run "set -o" from the command line - you should see that vi is set on.

Cheers
ZB
# 7  
Old 01-04-2005
zazzy, thank you. I do see vi set to "on".
 
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