Korn Shell: Unix and Linux Programming Manual, Third Edition, The By Anatole Olczak
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Appendix E. Korn Shell Man Page
These commands access your command history.
[count] k
Fetch previous command. Each time k is entered the previous command back in time is accessed.
[count]?/span>
Equivalent to k.
[count]j
Fetch next command. Each time j is entered the next command forward in time is accessed.
[count]+
Equivalent to j.
[count]G
The command number count is fetched. The default is the least recent history command.
/string
Search backward through history for a previous command containing string. String is terminated by a Return or Newline. If string is preceded by a ^, the matched line must begin with string. If string is null the previous string will be used.
?string
Same as / except that search will be in the forward direction.
n
Search for next match of the last pattern to / or ? commands.
N
Search for next match of the last pattern to / or ?, but in reverse direction. Search history for the string entered by the previous / command.
