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Re: Is there a log file of ...?

From	Michael Wagner <wagner_m_bremen@web.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Is there a log file of ...?
Date	2018-09-08 18:00 +0200
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On Sep 08, 2018 at 15:29:44, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> And while we're at it, CTRL-R and start typing a substring of
> the past command you're looking for: the more letters you have,
> the more specific the match becomes (also called "reverse
> incremental search").
> 
> Takes a bit to get used to, but is... magic.
> 
> I'm surprised it is so little known.

This is one of the first things I set when installing a new Debian.
But you must set it explicitly in /etc/inputrc systemwide or in your 
~/.inputrc. I don't how this behaviour is in other distris.

Just my 2¢
Michael

-- 
BOFH excuse #419:
Repeated reboots of the system failed to solve problem

Thread

Is there a log file of ...? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-09-07 21:50 +0200
  Re: Is there a log file of ...? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-07 22:10 +0200
  Re: Is there a log file of ...? Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-07 22:10 +0200
  Re: Is there a log file of ...? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-09-08 05:00 +0200
    Re: Is there a log file of ...? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-09-08 12:20 +0200
  Re: Is there a log file of ...? Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2018-09-08 15:10 +0200
    Re: Is there a log file of ...? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2018-09-08 15:30 +0200
      Re: Is there a log file of ...? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-09-08 15:40 +0200
        Re: Is there a log file of ...? Michael Wagner <wagner_m_bremen@web.de> - 2018-09-08 18:00 +0200
          Re: Is there a log file of ...? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-09-08 18:20 +0200
            Re: Is there a log file of ...? Michael Wagner <wagner_m_bremen@web.de> - 2018-09-08 21:50 +0200
              Re: Is there a log file of ...? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2018-09-09 08:00 +0200
          Re: Is there a log file of ...? Jack Dangler <tdldev@gmail.com> - 2018-09-08 18:20 +0200
          Re: Is there a log file of ...? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-09-08 18:40 +0200

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