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throwanem | karma 18321 | avg karma 2.56 · 2018-01-06 16:38:01

> they're basically using emacs controls

But not well implemented! You're supposed to be able to edit your search string, and I've never found a way.

LukeShu | karma 6759 | avg karma 4.09 · 2018-01-06 17:04:33+00:00

Huh? Backspace works the same for me in Bash C-r as it does in Emacs C-r.

throwanem | karma 18321 | avg karma 2.56 · 2018-01-06 17:13:03+00:00

It never does anywhere for me. Good to know it's supposed to, though; maybe I've got something mapped weird, or the versions of the shell I'm using are old enough to be unwelcoming in this way, or I don't know what, but knowing it's not by design means there's a fix to be found for it. Thanks!

jmiserez | karma 1416 | avg karma 2.74 · 2018-01-06 19:55:05+00:00

You should try hstr (https://github.com/dvorka/hstr). It replaces CTRL-R with a full page interactive history search that really works.

Demo GIF here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/375914

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dorfsmay | karma 5069 | avg karma 2.45 · 2018-01-06 23:37:47+00:00

If you use either vim or emacs, there's something to be said about using that knowledge for your command line history.

jmiserez | karma 1416 | avg karma 2.74 · 2018-01-07 07:57:54+00:00

hstr has a vi mode.