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Reverse-i-search doesn't continue

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I wanted to use the reverse-i-search as usual by pressing Ctrl+R to search my last ssh command. When I tried, I was only able to write "ss" but not continue with "h". Additionally when I hit Ctrl+H again, nothing happens. Does anybody have an explanation?

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and in the pasttime this worked fine (on my other computer with the same os)

12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search

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I wanted to use the reverse-i-search as usual by pressing Ctrl+R to search my last ssh command. When I tried, I was only able to write "ss" but not continue with "h". Additionally when I hit Ctrl+H again, nothing happens. Does anybody have an explanation?

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and in the pasttime this worked fine (on my other computer with the same os)

12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search

share|improve this question

edited Oct 28 '13 at 9:04

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asked Oct 27 '13 at 18:49

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I wanted to use the reverse-i-search as usual by pressing Ctrl+R to search my last ssh command. When I tried, I was only able to write "ss" but not continue with "h". Additionally when I hit Ctrl+H again, nothing happens. Does anybody have an explanation?

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and in the pasttime this worked fine (on my other computer with the same os)

12.04 shortcut-keys ssh search

share|improve this question

edited Oct 28 '13 at 9:04

aldorado

asked Oct 27 '13 at 18:49

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edited Oct 28 '13 at 9:04

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Try like this:

[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time

Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.

Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.

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answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55

Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu

119k35251327

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  I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
  
  – aldorado
  Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
  

  
  
  
  


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  @aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. If sh ocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
  
  – Radu Rădeanu
  Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
  

  
  
  
  

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From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching

in terminal enter:

gedit  ~/.inputrc

then copy/paste and save:

"e[A": history-search-backward

"e[B": history-search-forward

"e[C": forward-char

"e[D": backward-char

FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:

for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done

all I need to do is enter

fo

and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23

Eric Carvalho

42.1k17115147

answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59

Atharva JohriAtharva Johri

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  Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
  
  – aldorado
  Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
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  Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them like e[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
  
  – Atharva Johri
  Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
  

  
  
  
  


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  Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
  
  – Atharva Johri
  Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
  

  
  
  
  

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0

Run this command in terminal to use ctrs+s to toggle forward in searching commands in terminal for current session/add it to .bashrc for disabling it permanently

stty -ixon

ctrl+r -> reverse i search

ctrl+s -> i search

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4

Try like this:

[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time

Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.

Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55

Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu

119k35251327

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
  
  – aldorado
  Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. If sh ocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
  
  – Radu Rădeanu
  Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

Try like this:

[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time

Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.

Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55

Radu RădeanuRadu Rădeanu

119k35251327

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried again with other commands. Some work. So my explanation would be, that since I used the ssh command the last time, I deleted the terminal history. Question: Does the input prompt of ctrl r stop, if the character combination never occured before? meaning I could not write "h" because "ss" occured, but not "ssh"?
  
  – aldorado
  Oct 27 '13 at 19:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @aldorado You can try "ss" if this didn't ocured in the time, you will get the right command. If sh ocurred in this time, then press again Ctrl+R and type again "ss" and so on.
  
  – Radu Rădeanu
  Oct 27 '13 at 19:07
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Try like this:

[...] first press Ctrl+R then start typing the command or any part of the command that you are looking for. You'll see an auto-complete of a past command at your prompt. If you keep typing, more specific options will appear. You can also press Ctrl+R again as many times as you want to, this goes back in your history to the previous matching command each time

Once you see a command you like, you can either run it by pressing return, or start editing it by pressing arrows or other movement keys.

Source: Navigating Bash History with Ctrl+R.

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55

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119k35251327

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answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55

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answered Oct 27 '13 at 18:55

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From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching

in terminal enter:

gedit  ~/.inputrc

then copy/paste and save:

"e[A": history-search-backward

"e[B": history-search-forward

"e[C": forward-char

"e[D": backward-char

FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:

for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done

all I need to do is enter

fo

and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23

Eric Carvalho

42.1k17115147

answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59

Atharva JohriAtharva Johri

1412

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
  
  – aldorado
  Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them like e[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
  
  – Atharva Johri
  Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
  
  – Atharva Johri
  Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching

in terminal enter:

gedit  ~/.inputrc

then copy/paste and save:

"e[A": history-search-backward

"e[B": history-search-forward

"e[C": forward-char

"e[D": backward-char

FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:

for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done

all I need to do is enter

fo

and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23

Eric Carvalho

42.1k17115147

answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59

Atharva JohriAtharva Johri

1412

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nice link indeed! Can you explain what the single components of the commands "e[X" mean?
  
  – aldorado
  Jan 17 '14 at 11:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hi.. they are keyboard key references. I don't know WHY they named them like e[X, but here's an article explaining HOW: blog.theliuy.com/inputrc-keyboard-mapping-config-file
  
  – Atharva Johri
  Jan 17 '14 at 12:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Found it! faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_90.html#SEC97
  
  – Atharva Johri
  Jan 17 '14 at 12:40
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

From: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

An extremely handy tool :: Incremental history searching

in terminal enter:

gedit  ~/.inputrc

then copy/paste and save:

"e[A": history-search-backward

"e[B": history-search-forward

"e[C": forward-char

"e[D": backward-char

FROM now on and many agree this is the most useful terminal tool saves you a lot of writing/memorizing... all you need to do to find a previous command is to enter say the first 2 or 3 letters and upward arrow will take you there quickly. Say I want:

for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done

all I need to do is enter

fo

and hit upward arrow. Command will soon appear!

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23

Eric Carvalho

42.1k17115147

answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59

Atharva JohriAtharva Johri

1412

gedit  ~/.inputrc

"e[A": history-search-backward

"e[B": history-search-forward

"e[C": forward-char

"e[D": backward-char

for f in *.mid ; do timidity "$f"; done

fo

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23

Eric Carvalho

42.1k17115147

answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59

Atharva JohriAtharva Johri

1412

edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23

Eric Carvalho

42.1k17115147

edited Jan 16 '14 at 17:23

Eric Carvalho

42.1k17115147

answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59

Atharva JohriAtharva Johri

1412

answered Jan 16 '14 at 16:59

Atharva JohriAtharva Johri

1412

0

Run this command in terminal to use ctrs+s to toggle forward in searching commands in terminal for current session/add it to .bashrc for disabling it permanently

stty -ixon

ctrl+r -> reverse i search

ctrl+s -> i search

share|improve this answer

answered 17 mins ago

Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet

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0

Run this command in terminal to use ctrs+s to toggle forward in searching commands in terminal for current session/add it to .bashrc for disabling it permanently

stty -ixon

ctrl+r -> reverse i search

ctrl+s -> i search

share|improve this answer

answered 17 mins ago

Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet

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Run this command in terminal to use ctrs+s to toggle forward in searching commands in terminal for current session/add it to .bashrc for disabling it permanently

stty -ixon

ctrl+r -> reverse i search

ctrl+s -> i search

share|improve this answer

answered 17 mins ago

Aldrin BennetAldrin Bennet

1

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answered 17 mins ago

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answered 17 mins ago

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