Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:23:42 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@tcbug.org> To: Mike <addymin@pacbell.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Beginner's question about csh/tcsh Message-ID: <20040415192342.GC53689@ns1.tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <407EE04B.5050800@pacbell.net> References: <200404151842.i3FIgtg19340@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <407EE04B.5050800@pacbell.net>
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> I checked what shell root was using and it was sh (/bin/sh). So the > information on my first post was inaccurate. My bad. I thought the > shell was csh. > > So, I changed root's shell to csh. The problem of no .history via up > and down arrows went away. The arrow keys now access the .history file. > > Strange. Did I possibly do something to screw up the sh shell? > > Michael Chinn The only thing that's wrong is that root is using /bin/sh, and the only way that can really happen is if someone changes it. :-/ Good Luck, Josh Paetzel
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