Subject: Re: command-line editing and "standard" shells....
To: NetBSD-current Discussion List <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: [This is my bacque pas, this is my faux pas] <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: current-users
Date: 03/19/1999 09:34:02
Greg A. Woods sez:
/*
 * > What shell, as NetBSD is shipped now, can a user press (cursor-up) and
 * > see their previous command? (and edit it) Despite the fact that I know
 * > you're an Emacs person Greg, and I, vi, non-cursor keyed command recall
 * > is non-intuitive, which is true for 'EscK' and '^A'
 * 
 * /bin/sh and /bin/ksh both support cursor keys.  Once you enable
 * command-line editing, cursor keys work.

The key phrase there is "Once you enable command-line editing".  I think
some people are trying to argue that command-line editing via the cursor
keys, regardless of whether VISUAL or 'set -o [emacs|vi]' are set.

 */





				--*greywolf;
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