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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 21:50 +0200
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On Sep 08, 2018 at 18:12:02, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 08, 2018 at 05:55:57PM +0200, Michael Wagner wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Hm. I have no .inputrc. I have the impression that on my box
> it is the default (Debian stretch, but it seems to have been
> default for a long time).
> 
> Wait a minute! I've a minimal schroot installation around...
> yes, it seems to be default behaviour.

You are right. I mixed it up with 

# alternate mappings for "page up" and "page down" to search the history
"\e[5~": history-search-backward
"\e[6~": history-search-forward

to search after you hit CTRL-R and type the beginnning of the command 
you search for.

Michael

-- 
Lesser artists borrow. Great artists steal.

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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