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From: Parv <parv@pair.com>
To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
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Cc: Marty Landman <martster@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: shell retrieve history (up arrow) not working
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in message <44zmfgwam5.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>,
wrote Lowell Gilbert thusly...
>
> "Marty Landman" <martster@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > I have a 4.8 installation  ...  The root account up-arrow
> > history retrieve feature works fine, while on my user account it
> > doesn't, displaying instead
> >
> > $ ^[[A^[[C^[[B^[[D
> >
> > when I press the arrow keys in order (up, right, down, left)
> 
> They are using different shells.  Root uses csh by default, your
> user account is using sh.  Try "set -o emacs" for sh.

Just a note, arrow keys for history retrieval also works with 'vi'
option (set -o vi).


  - Parv

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