Comments on: HOWTO: quick search terminal history commands http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/ Better Life Experience with Linux Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cms http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2355 cms Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:33:32 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2355 Thanks a lot!!! Thanks a lot!!!

]]> By: Chee How http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2353 Chee How Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:01:15 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2353 Another tip: Pressing Ctl+R again while searching will skip the latest command that is found and go on to the next one. Another tip:

Pressing Ctl+R again while searching will skip the latest command that is found and go on to the next one.

]]> By: Victor http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2334 Victor Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:20:11 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2334 Thanks a lot!!! Thanks a lot!!!

]]> By: Ray http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2316 Ray Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:21:36 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2316 Many thanks! Many thanks!

]]> By: Shane http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2313 Shane Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:41:30 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2313 Hey, The way to do this "like MATLAB" is by adding the following lines in your .bash_profile or .bashrc file (and subsequently running source .bashrc, etc): bind '"\M-[A": history-search-backward' bind '"\M-[B": history-search-forward' These are the keybindings I use for bash 3.2 on Mac OS X, so you might have to find other keybindings specific to your machine, but the general syntax is there! Enjoy! Hey,

The way to do this “like MATLAB” is by adding the following lines in your .bash_profile or .bashrc file (and subsequently running source .bashrc, etc):

bind ‘”\M-[A”: history-search-backward’
bind ‘”\M-[B”: history-search-forward’

These are the keybindings I use for bash 3.2 on Mac OS X, so you might have to find other keybindings specific to your machine, but the general syntax is there! Enjoy!

]]> By: Alessandro http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2312 Alessandro Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:29:25 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2312 Thanks! Great advice! Thanks! Great advice!

]]> By: Tobias http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2113 Tobias Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:39:44 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-2113 Something even better (and actually what you want). Go to /etc/inputrc and find the line with history search and page-up/down, and uncomment it. Voila history search with Page-Up/Down from the letter in front of the cursor. Something even better (and actually what you want).
Go to /etc/inputrc and find the line with history search and page-up/down, and uncomment it.
Voila history search with Page-Up/Down from the letter in front of the cursor.

]]> By: Wei http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-663 Wei Sat, 05 May 2007 06:45:35 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-663 This ipython is quite nice! thanks This ipython is quite nice! thanks

]]> By: Gabriel http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-567 Gabriel Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:31:18 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-567 Well if you will not miss job control, you can use ipython, which is an awesome python shell, that has a shell like environment (to start it use ipython -p pysh). You can then have the exact matlab feature you want. Suppose I have done a search like, fine . -name '*.tex' Then the next time I want to use it I simply type find it will even cycle through all previous find commands, etc. (Combine this program with numpy and you also have a basic matlab replacement :-) Well if you will not miss job control, you can use ipython, which is an awesome python shell, that has a shell like environment (to start it use ipython -p pysh). You can then have the exact matlab feature you want.

Suppose I have done a search like,
fine . -name ‘*.tex’

Then the next time I want to use it I simply type
find
it will even cycle through all previous find commands, etc.

(Combine this program with numpy and you also have a basic matlab replacement :-)

]]> By: Wei http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-21 Wei Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:46:44 +0000 http://weichen.wordpress.com/2007/01/20/howto-quick-search-terminal-history-commands/#comment-21 To bapoumba: That's totally ok, I am pleased to share with others. In addition, I did not invent this, I just read this from somewhere else :). Thanks for sharing this. To bapoumba: That’s totally ok, I am pleased to share with others. In addition, I did not invent this, I just read this from somewhere else :) . Thanks for sharing this.

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