> >> Oh dear, I've forgotten what the bash cli is to see the output of a > >> command line input (it dumps result to screen). Pretty much the > >> same bash functionality as Ctrl-R gives one a rolling history of > >> entered commands. > >> > >> Coul someone please remind me :-) > > ---- > > question not clear...default of cli commands in bash shell would > > output standard out and error out to screen so this should be the > > default behavior. > > It sounds to me like Stuart is looking for the history command. Unfortunately not :-) I saw this bash cli explained in an email to fedora-list about 18 months ago, and now I've forgotten it. It's a keystroke sequence like Ctrl-R to get a rolling history stack. Could it be: trap {args} TiA Stu@ -- Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.