C475141%UMCVMB.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Brian E Whitman) (06/28/88)
I haven't noticed this suggestion before on the net, but I feel that it could be of great use to those of us who manage to mess up when typing in commands. It is present on the IBM PC so I know that it would def- inately be possible on a superior machine such as the Amiga. On the IBM it is F3. This function key performs a retrieve of the last entered command. Only suggestion to this would be to make it store more than just the last command entered, maybe the last 8 commands. Who knows maybe this subbestion already exist in software somewhere. Thanks for the space for this case, till next case, I'll hide my face. Brian E Whitman C475141@UMCVMB.BITNET
melnik@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ofer Melnik) (06/29/88)
In article <3150@louie.udel.EDU> C475141%UMCVMB.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Brian E Whitman) writes: |I haven't noticed this suggestion before on the net, but I feel that it |could be of great use to those of us who manage to mess up when typing |in commands. It is present on the IBM PC so I know that it would def- |inately be possible on a superior machine such as the Amiga. On the |IBM it is F3. This function key performs a retrieve of the last entered |command. Only suggestion to this would be to make it store more than |just the last command entered, maybe the last 8 commands. | |Who knows maybe this subbestion already exist in software somewhere. | |Thanks for the space for this case, till next case, I'll hide my face. | |Brian E Whitman |C475141@UMCVMB.BITNET In 1.3, there is a new shell which lets you edit commands with the left & right cursor keys, as well as scroll back previous commands with the up & down cursor keys. *VERY USEFUL* -Ofer -- Ofer Melnik Rutgers University melnik@topaz.rutgers.edu
dave@dms3b1.UUCP (Dave Hanna) (06/29/88)
In article <3150@louie.udel.EDU>, C475141%UMCVMB.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Brian E Whitman) writes: > This function key performs a retrieve of the last entered > command. Only suggestion to this would be to make it store more than > just the last command entered, maybe the last 8 commands. > > Who knows maybe this subbestion already exist in software somewhere. Matt Dillon/Steve Drew's Shell, besides doing a lot of other neat things, does that as well. In fact, it keeps a history of your last n commands, n being as large as you tell it (if I remember right - I just use it now, it's been a long time since I looked at the docs). You can roll back up through them with the arrow key, get the one you want, move around and edit it, then execute it. > Brian E Whitman Dave Hanna -- Dave Hanna, Daltech MicroSystems | "Do or do not -- There is no try" P.O. Box 584, Bedford, TX 76095 | - Yoda (214) 358-4534 (817) 540-1524 | UUCP: ...!killer!gtmvax!dave |