[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > tcsh has a far more elegant (tm) approach to the problem. Typing > "ls<ALT-P>" (or META-P) will get you only all the commands that > begin with "ls" (eliminating such oddities as "echo lst.txt"). If > somebody knows the precise bash equivalent of this, let me > know.
As I wrote yesterday you can define keys for "history-search-backward" and "history-search-forward". A good placement for these commands are the PgUp/PgDown keys since M-p is already defined per default. Put this into your /etc/inputrc or ~/.inputrc : # PgUp/Down searches history in bash "\e[5~": history-search-backward "\e[6~": history-search-forward If you really want M-p a the key to search bachward, you would have to write this: "\ep": history-search-backward For a list of available readline commands look into the bash manpage. To see what a key combination ends up as, type C-v (that's Ctrl V) followed by the key combination. Just translate a leading "^[" of your key combinations into "\e" in your inputrc. As an example, another useful (for me) addition to the inputrc is this one: # Ctrl-Left/Right jumps wordwise on cmd line "\e[D": backward-word "\e[C": forward-word This redefines the commands normally known as M-b / M-f to more intuitive key strokes. [x] ulf -- A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
