From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 05:55:17 -0400 Message-ID: <20020519095436.20066.qmail@mail.dirac.net> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: kjn9@citizenearth.com Topicbox-Message-UUID: 95fc9654-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 kjn9@citizenearth.com> Subject: [9fans] Newbie questions on command history and typo correction Sender: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu Errors-To: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu X-BeenThere: 9fans@cse.psu.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.cse.psu.edu> List-Archive: 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.