Dear Ingo,
Ingo Schwarze <schwa...@usta.de> writes: >> after reading the sh man page I have been wondering: >> When is the line editing mode described just after the >> 'COMMAND HISTORY AND COMMAND LINE EDITING' heading relevant? > > Near the beginning, the sh(1) manual page contains this paragraph: > > This version of sh is actually ksh in disguise. As such, it also > supports the features described in ksh(1). This manual page describes > only the parts relevant to a POSIX compliant sh. If portability is a > concern, use only those features described in this page. yes, I was aware of that paragraph. > In particular, the section "COMMAND HISTORY AND COMMAND LINE EDITING" > describes only those features of ksh(1) "Vi editing mode" required by > POSIX. Wo do not provide a shell or an execution mode of ksh > providing exactly those features and no extensions. What I didn't know was that the mode I asked about really is, essentially, the vi editing mode, and, as such, has to be explicitly turned on with 'set -o vi'. I wrongly thought there are 3 modes: emacs, vi, and the one I asked about (the one described in the sh man page). So, the short answer to my question would probabbly be: the commands described in the mentioned section are relevant when the vi editing mode of ksh is on. Thanks Ruda
