Reverse-i-search doesn't continue
I wanted to use the reverse-i-search as usual by pressing Ctrl+R to search my last ssh command. When I tried, I was only able to write "ss" but not continue with "h". Additionally when I hit Ctrl+H again, nothing happens. Does anybody have an explanation?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and in the pasttime this worked fine (on my other computer with the same os)
12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search
asked Oct 27 '13 at 18:49
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I wanted to use the reverse-i-search as usual by pressing Ctrl+R to search my last ssh command. When I tried, I was only able to write "ss" but not continue with "h". Additionally when I hit Ctrl+H again, nothing happens. Does anybody have an explanation?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and in the pasttime this worked fine (on my other computer with the same os)
12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search
asked Oct 27 '13 at 18:49
aldoradoaldorado
2851719
add a comment |
I wanted to use the reverse-i-search as usual by pressing Ctrl+R to search my last ssh command. When I tried, I was only able to write "ss" but not continue with "h". Additionally when I hit Ctrl+H again, nothing happens. Does anybody have an explanation?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and in the pasttime this worked fine (on my other computer with the same os)
12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search
asked Oct 27 '13 at 18:49
aldoradoaldorado
2851719
I wanted to use the reverse-i-search as usual by pressing Ctrl+R to search my last ssh command. When I tried, I was only able to write "ss" but not continue with "h". Additionally when I hit Ctrl+H again, nothing happens. Does anybody have an explanation?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and in the pasttime this worked fine (on my other computer with the same os)
12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search
12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search
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Try like this:
[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time
Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.
Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
– aldorado
Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
@aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. Ifshocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
– Radu Rădeanu
Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
add a comment |
From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching
in terminal enter:
gedit ~/.inputrc
then copy/paste and save:
"e[A": history-search-backward
"e[B": history-search-forward
"e[C": forward-char
"e[D": backward-char
FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:
for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done
all I need to do is enter
fo
and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
– aldorado
Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
1
Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them likee[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
1
Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
add a comment |
Run this command in terminal. Use Ctrl+S to toggle forward when searching for commands in the terminal. For current session- add it to .bashrc to disable it permanently.
stty -ixon
ctrl+r -> reverse i search
ctrl+s -> i search
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
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Try like this:
[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time
Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.
Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
– aldorado
Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
@aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. Ifshocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
– Radu Rădeanu
Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
add a comment |
Try like this:
[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time
Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.
Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
– aldorado
Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
@aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. Ifshocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
– Radu Rădeanu
Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
add a comment |
Try like this:
[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time
Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.
Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
Try like this:
[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time
Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.
Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55
Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu
119k35252328
119k35252328
I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
– aldorado
Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
@aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. Ifshocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
– Radu Rădeanu
Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
add a comment |
I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
– aldorado
Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
@aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. Ifshocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
– Radu Rădeanu
Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
– aldorado
Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
– aldorado
Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
@aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. If
sh ocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.– Radu Rădeanu
Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
@aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. If
sh ocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.– Radu Rădeanu
Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
add a comment |
From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching
in terminal enter:
gedit ~/.inputrc
then copy/paste and save:
"e[A": history-search-backward
"e[B": history-search-forward
"e[C": forward-char
"e[D": backward-char
FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:
for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done
all I need to do is enter
fo
and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
– aldorado
Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
1
Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them likee[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
1
Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
add a comment |
From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching
in terminal enter:
gedit ~/.inputrc
then copy/paste and save:
"e[A": history-search-backward
"e[B": history-search-forward
"e[C": forward-char
"e[D": backward-char
FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:
for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done
all I need to do is enter
fo
and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
– aldorado
Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
1
Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them likee[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
1
Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
add a comment |
From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching
in terminal enter:
gedit ~/.inputrc
then copy/paste and save:
"e[A": history-search-backward
"e[B": history-search-forward
"e[C": forward-char
"e[D": backward-char
FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:
for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done
all I need to do is enter
fo
and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching
in terminal enter:
gedit ~/.inputrc
then copy/paste and save:
"e[A": history-search-backward
"e[B": history-search-forward
"e[C": forward-char
"e[D": backward-char
FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:
for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done
all I need to do is enter
fo
and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23
Eric Carvalho
42.2k17115147
42.2k17115147
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59
Atharva JohriAtharva Johri
1412
1412
Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
– aldorado
Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
1
Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them likee[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
1
Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
add a comment |
Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
– aldorado
Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
1
Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them likee[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
1
Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
– aldorado
Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
– aldorado
Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
1
1
Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them like
e[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them like
e[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
1
1
Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
– Atharva Johri
Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
add a comment |
Run this command in terminal. Use Ctrl+S to toggle forward when searching for commands in the terminal. For current session- add it to .bashrc to disable it permanently.
stty -ixon
ctrl+r -> reverse i search
ctrl+s -> i search
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet
1
add a comment |
Run this command in terminal. Use Ctrl+S to toggle forward when searching for commands in the terminal. For current session- add it to .bashrc to disable it permanently.
stty -ixon
ctrl+r -> reverse i search
ctrl+s -> i search
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet
1
add a comment |
Run this command in terminal. Use Ctrl+S to toggle forward when searching for commands in the terminal. For current session- add it to .bashrc to disable it permanently.
stty -ixon
ctrl+r -> reverse i search
ctrl+s -> i search
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet
1
Run this command in terminal. Use Ctrl+S to toggle forward when searching for commands in the terminal. For current session- add it to .bashrc to disable it permanently.
stty -ixon
ctrl+r -> reverse i search
ctrl+s -> i search
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet
1
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
edited Mar 14 at 11:14
mature
2,1574931
2,1574931
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet
1
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet
1
answered Mar 14 at 5:23
Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet
1
1
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