>> 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 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
