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Date:      Tue, 18 Apr 2000 19:33:00 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
Cc:        Chanandler Boing <sysadmin@futuresoft.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to get Command Buffer
Message-ID:  <20000418193300.E232@parish>
In-Reply-To: <20000417100256.G4381@fw.wintelcom.net>; from bright@wintelcom.net on Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 10:02:56AM -0700
References:  <3.0.6.32.20000417112721.008f7810@futuresoft.com> <20000417100256.G4381@fw.wintelcom.net>

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On Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 10:02:56AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> * Chanandler Boing <sysadmin@futuresoft.com> [000417 09:57] wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > How can I get a Command Buffer on FreeBSD 4.0?  By Command Buffer, I mean
> > that you hit the Up Arrow and it types the last command you entered.  
> > 
> > I've got this in RH Linux and SCO, so I assume it's easy to do in FreeBSD.
> > I'd sincerely appreciate your help on this.
> 
> run 'sh' then type 'set -o emacs'
> 

or ``set -E''. Can you tell me what needs adding to ~/.profile to make
this the default behaviour when starting sh(1)? Come to think about
it, ~/.profile is probably not the best place as I usually start sh(1)
from a csh(1) prompt (so it isn't a login shell).

> or install another shell from /usr/ports/shells/
> 
> -- 
> -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
> "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."
> 
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