bash gurus

[Brad De Vries]

Bash allows you to use an emacs or vi style in-line
editing feature.  I prefer vi-style, so I would use
something like:

# set -o vi   <-- kick it into vi-style
# <ESC>/abc   <-- <ESC> starts a vi command, in this
case the command is "/" or search and the text to
search for is "abc".  Keep pressing "n" to find the
next matching command and <ENTER> to execute it again.

BTW, you can use virtually all vi-commands right on
the command line.

Good luck.
Brad.

--- Nate Cole <cole_n_g at yahoo.com> wrote:
> All,
> 
> I have a question for all you bash gurus.  I like
> the way when
> the "up" arrow is pressed, it cycles through the
> history of
> commands.  What I want to do is type a few letters
> and maybe
> the "right" arrow and have the first history
> matching the
> letters typed show up.  Subsequent "rights" would
> cycle through
> the other matching history values.
> 
> Is this possible?
> 
> TIA,
> Nate
> 
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