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- From: sdm7g@elvis.med.Virginia.EDU (Steven D. Majewski)
- Subject: Re: Re. AIX Function Equivalent To VM's "RETRIEVE" Function Re: AIX Function Equivalent To VM's "RETRIEVE" Function
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.144323.8315@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Virginia
- References: <19930126.010847.96@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:43:23 GMT
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- Ron Wigmore <SYST8103@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> writes:
- >
- >On a VM system we can set up a PFkey to recall any commands just
- >entered *AND* modify them. AIX's 'history function' only lets me
- >re-issue commands just entered *unmodified*.
- >
-
- In article <19930126.010847.96@almaden.ibm.com> kraemerf@franvm3.VNET.IBM.COM writes:
- >Try,
- >
- >$ set -o emacs # for emacs command line editing
- >
- > ... etc. ...
-
-
- Also, try 'fc' .
- I prefer the emacs line-editing mode most of the time, but the nice thing
- about 'fc' is that it pulls an entire 'while' loop or other multi-line
- command into the editing buffer, not just a single line.
-
- Make sure that $EDITOR and/or $VISUAL are set apropriately.
-
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