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Re: Any shell has the following behavior
- To: <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
- Subject: Re: Any shell has the following behavior
- From: "Alex" <tinbb@hkplanet.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 14:55:27 +0800
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>>Bash supports this by means of forward and backward searching. Using
>>emacs-like command line editing you can use ^S and ^R to start a search
>>prompt which will then find history lines that match the pattern you type.
>>Once the desired match is found, you can edit it or simply accept by
hitting
>>return. Search behavior is the same as emacs in that repeated use of
>>either ^S or ^R will find the next/previous match to the current pattern.
Sorry i don't know how to use emacs, what should i type when bash print
"(i-search`'):"? Thankx
Best Regards
alex
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