On Solaris, how do I configure the environment so that I can use "up arrow" key to retrive the command that I just used. On NT command line, it's very easy to use and very handy!
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On Solaris, how do I configure the environment so that I can use "up arrow" key to retrive the command that I just used. On NT command line, it's very easy to use and very handy!
How to use on NT ?
regards
Hi
On NT you will need to Install doskey fo example
c:\>doskey
Iam not sure of Solaris but I think you have to configure you shell first
Regards
On NT, open a DOS window. Go to "property" - "Options" and click the "Quick Edit" mode. that's it!
it's a shell feature, you have it on bash or tcsh, and each shell has it's own way of retrieving commands ... so the answer to your question is : use bash or tcsh, and if you use something else, for example ksh, then read the man to know how to retrieve commands ;)
BTW : I think that ksh (using set -o vi) has a much more powerful system ofmanaging old commands than the up/down arrows !!
hi!
On solaris I do it by
ksh -o vi
I think in the korn shell it is escape k.
In the ksh, you will probably need to set up a couple of aliases if they are not already set (list aliases using the alias command), as follows:
alias history='fc -l'
alias r='fc -e -'
This will then allow you to list previous commands by typing history, and recall a prev. command with r xxx (where xxx is either the number of the command in the history list, or the first few characters of the command).
In addition if you issue the command set -o vi then you can use the escape key to get into 'command line editing mode' from there, use vi navigation keys (k for prev. command, j for next, l for cursor right, h for cursor left), and vi editing keys (x, p, r etc.) to modify commands.
HTH
David.
How do I use this feature on C shell?
Hi,
Very simple use
#bash
You'll get bash prompt, there you can use 'up arrow'
to get a command history.
HTH
What if I need to do this on C shell only?