On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 02:52:12PM +0800, Smith a wrote: > when i am in command line , i often use up arrow key to get commands used > before, but if i have used a command several times, the up arrow key will > display the same command several times, this is not welcome. > ~/.bash_history contains the commands used before, can the shell display > the same command just once? >
It can but you have to tell it that you want it that way. Try 'export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups'. HTH -- .''`. Jason Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : Registered linux user #271693 `. `'` `- http://www.debian.org/ - The Universal Operating System
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