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." > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- ...and on the eighth day God created UNIX ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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