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Ctrl-R to search backwards for shell commands in csh

I love this shortcut in borne shell, and want to find out if it is possible to simulate and/or have (perhaps to install an add-on or with a script) it in csh or tsch

thanks

Solution

  • Something that csh, tcsh, and even bash have is the cool ! history substitution.

    This will run the last command starting with cc:

    % !cc

    This supplies the parameters from the last command:

    % cc !*

    This finds the last command that started with cc and substitutes its parameters:

    % g++ !cc:*

    This finds the last command that had hello.c anywhere in it:

    % !?hello.c