How to reverse search the command history to get a previous long command without re-typing it ?
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# [Press Ctrl+R from the command prompt, which will display the reverse-i-search prompt] (reverse-i-search)`httpd': service httpd stop [Note: Press either left arrow or right arrow key when you see your command, which will display the command for you to edit, before executing it] # service httpd start
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How to reverse search the command history to get a previous long command without re-typing it ?
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How to reverse search the command history to get a previous long command without re-typing it ?
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# [Press Ctrl+R from the command prompt, which will display the reverse-i-search prompt] (reverse-i-search)`httpd': service httpd stop [Note: Press either left arrow or right arrow key when you see your command, which will display the command for you to edit, before executing it] # service httpd start
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15 Examples To Master Linux Command Line History g it. For e.g. you can search for httpd, which will display service httpd stop from the command history, select this command and change the stop to start and re-execute it again as shown below. <span># [Press Ctrl+R from the command prompt, which will display the reverse-i-search prompt] (reverse-i-search)`httpd': service httpd stop [Note: Press either left arrow or right arrow key when you see your command, which will display the command for you to edit, before executing it] # service httpd start 3. Repeat previous command quickly using 4 different methods Sometime you may end up repeating the previous commands for various reasons. Following are the 4 different ways to repeat th
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