Re: previous command

[Joel Eusebio <joelneusebio_(_at_)_gmail_(_dot_)_com>]

Hi, 

Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. I decided to just install bash
since I'm quite familiar with it. Installing it using pkg_add is just
so simple and straightforward....OpenBSD is just awesome!

cheers,

joel 


On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 11:06:06 +1000, Rod.. Whitworth <listen_(_at_)_witworx_(_dot_)_com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 20:21:15 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> 
> >Joel Eusebio (joelneusebio_(_at_)_gmail_(_dot_)_com) wrote:
> >
> >> Can the up and down arrows be configured to show the previous commands
> >> that were executed? If so....how?
> >
> >Switch shell from csh to ksh, and then type "set -o emacs".
> >
> >See also "man chsh".
> >
> 
> My shell is ksh and the arrows work fine without the set -o emacs using
> the vt220 term setting.
> I suggest Joel just tries entering ksh as a command and sees if it does
> all he needs before making it permanent with chsh.
> 
> From the land "down under": Australia.
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