>> 1/ Ctrl-R history searching
>>
>> When using the shell you pretty quickly work out that pressing up will
>> search backwards through you history, however it tooks me ages to find
>> out that you could search backs through the history by typing Ctrl-R
>> and a search string.
>
> One of my favourite is M-.  (thats alt or maybe windows key and
> full-stop)
>
> That will cycle through the last word on the last commands.

for those who are using the bash a nice list of shortcuts:

http://hajek.stat.ubc.ca/~harry/local/bash.html

cu

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