Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 12:47:59 -0700 From: Devin Teske <devin@shxd.cx> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r325092 - head/usr.bin/fortune/datfiles Message-ID: <B855A05D-E1BB-485F-AB8D-9F9656F531CC@shxd.cx> In-Reply-To: <201710291851.v9TIpM0I073542@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <201710291851.v9TIpM0I073542@slippy.cwsent.com>
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> On Oct 29, 2017, at 11:51 AM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> wrote= : >=20 > In message <CANCZdfrE1oHqoTFFagVz3xHbK-oiFrPy3+rtF2cOjpzu=3DevhQg@mail.gma= il.c > om> > , Warner Losh writes: >> --94eb2c114c9a7c3c21055cb3566c >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"UTF-8" >>=20 >>>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 8:26 AM, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> On 29 October 2017 at 00:53, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>> Author: eadler >>>> Date: Sun Oct 29 04:53:33 2017 >>>> New Revision: 325092 >>>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/325092 >>>>=20 >>>> Log: >>>> Modernize freebsd-tips a bit >>> ... >>>> % >>>> Want to run the same command again? >>>> -In tcsh you can type "!!". >>>> +Type "!!". >>>> % >>>=20 >>> $ !! >>> sh: !!: not found >>>=20 >>> I doubt many people use /bin/sh as an interactive shell, but the tip >>> ought not lead those who do astray >>=20 >> Yes. /bin/sh on FreeBSD doesn't grok it, though bash and some other shell= s >> available as ports do. I think that the old text was a bit better. >=20 > Or better yet, ctrl-r in bash and zsh, or up-arrow in tcsh. Since we are responding to emaste's astute observation with random personal f= avorites when it comes to history actions in an interactive shell... How about Esc-P and Esc-N? Never used it, you say? Few people do. Try this: Esc-P (a colon appears) (type a portion of the event you are looking for and press ENTER) Found it? Good. Didn't find it? Esc-P then ENTER to repeat search further back. Keep typing Esc-P, ENTER until you find it. Oh, you went too far? Esc-N, ENTER to search forward from the last matched e= vent. Sometimes I show this to co-workers and they shake their head and go back to= Ctrl-R. Ctrl-R is ok, but doesn't enable an Esc-N-like functionality by default. But= if you execute (or put in your shell profile) "stty -ixon" then you can use= Ctrl-S to reverse the search order during a Ctrl-R search. For example: Ctrl-r (a prompt appears) (type some text; don't hit ENTER) Ctrl-r until you find the one you want Went too far? Ctrl-s to switch from reverse-search to forward-search Ctrl-s until you find one you want Just thought I would share this random info. As for the fortune statement... I agree with emaste, "Type !!" is misleading. Old statement of "in tcsh you c= an type !!" was fine because tcsh is the only shell in base that supports th= at feature. However, possible alternatives to "Type !!" could be: Try "!!" (works in many shells but not all). NB: Trying to make a future-proof statement so the fortune datfile doesn't h= ave to be onerously maintained. --=20 Devin=
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