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Subject: [9fans] Newbie questions on command history and typo correction
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Date: 19 May 2002 09:54:36 -0000

OK, I know that rio is (deliberately) not cursor-friendly, and I will defer judgment on this until I have given rio a fair trial.  But here are two questions for the time being:

1. Many UNIX shells allow the user to access the command history, using the up/down cursor keys.  Is there any way to get the command history in a Plan 9 rc shell, other than the obvious method of scrolling up to the previous command input line, selecting the input by clicking and dragging mouse button 1, then choosing "send" with mouse button 2 (using 'Esc' if the command needs to be edited before execution)?  This method is particularly inconvenient if the earlier commands have produced a lot of output.

2. When typing, I notice that I have made an error.  In UNIX I can use the left/right cursor keys to return to the typo, without losing the subsequent text.  In Plan 9, I need to use the mouse to move the text insertion point.  Is there any other way to do this?

My vice is that I like to avoid switching between the keyboard and mouse.  When entering text, I find it convenient to have keyboard shortcuts for common operations.