On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 04:30:54PM +0100, Stephen Rueger wrote: > On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 07:51:07PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > let us say, i have done ls -l , etc etc > > then i have done a few more commands at the prompt. > > > > now, i want to use that ls command again. is there a way inwhich i can > > reach it quickly? for instance, i type ls and some other key and bash > > completes from history? > > You can press ctrl-r to search backwards in your history or you can use
thanx. this is perfect. just what i wanted > csh-like history expansion with ! (read the HISTORY EXPANSION section in > the bash man page) this is a bit tricky. lets say, it executes an unwanted delete command in a hurry! -- regards, sandip p deshmukh ------***-------- We are experiencing system trouble -- do not adjust your terminal. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
