Hi,
i would like to retrieve (only retrieve, not execute) a previous command which i executed on the command prompt. I tried the 'up arrow' key, but its not working. Instead,it showed me some funny characters. I searched around and i found the way to do it was using the way below. Several websites quoted as saying ".. using control key ^P .. ". What keys do i type to get the control P ? I tried shift + P and Ctrl + P, neither worked.
What shell and TERM?
What shell are you using?
On hpux normally it would be Esc+k (previous, previous...) or Esc +j (forward...)
Or you can type history...
I got the following output when i did a
echo $0
/bin/ksh
I suppose its k shell? In this case, what should be the key to retrieve the last command?
Hi ,
Can anybody help me for checking the OS error messages in HP-UNIX Servers like /var/adm/messages in linux servers ..
In ksh
if you are in vi mode (i.e. have set -o vi ), use
ESC and k (or ESC and -) to move back, or
ESC and j to move forward ( or ESC and + )
If you have set -o emacs, or gmacs, use
control-p for previous command and
control-n for next command.
HTH,