On 11/29/05, Christofer C. Bell <christofer.c.bell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/28/05, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hit control-R for an emacs-like incremental-search through history. > > There's a way to switch to vi-style but when I tried it long ago > > it lost the up/down arrow scroll through history. Does anyone > > know if that is fixed now? > > It never was broken. When you set vi style options, you have to use > vi commands to access the command history. The command line ends up > being put in a modal state just like vi (edit vs. command). To switch > to command mode, press ^V. To switch back into edit mode, use any vi > edit command like 'i' for insert, for example. You move through the > history, and the command like, using the normal vi movement keys of h, > j, k, and l. To add to this, you can also just use plain old ESC to switch to command mode. It's been a long time since I've used vi key bindings full time. ;-) -- Chris "`The enemy we fight has no respect for human life or human rights. They don't deserve our sympathy,' he said. `But this isn't about who they are. This is about who we are. These are the values that distinguish us from our enemies.' - Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona
