Re: Bash history not working right

[Todd Davis <tdavis@msfw.com>]

If you are wanting to execute the last command it should be:
bash: !-1



On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 13:38, mike808@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
> Watch the cross-posts.
> 
> SORRY, BUT I NEED AS ***MANY*** 733T 3Y3BALLZ ON THIS AS POSSIBLE.
> 
> On my Red Hat 8.0 system on a 2 GB ReiserFS. The hard drive is a
> Maxtor 20GB that multi-boots Win95OSR2 and this Linux stuff. I have an 
> STB VGA video card at 640x480x256. My keyboard is one of those space-savers 
> with a clear plastic "skin" to keep my coffee from staining it. Oh, and I 
> have a laser pointer, but it doesn't work with this computer. I also have a 
> grey-market can opener from someplace in Europe, but it runs on 220v.
> 
> Now that you have the hardware rundown, here's my problem:
> 
> > bash-2.03$ !+1:p
> > bash: !+1: event not found
> 
> Any ideas? I googled, searched a few lists, even searched the bash source
> code. I still couldn't find any pointers to where in the source code 
> the problem is or why this isn't working.
> 
> It's for a "Bash for Dummies" tutorial I'm developing.
> For the second tutorial, I'll teach them the "vi" mode and to use
> "Esc-J" as a shortcut for the above.
> 
> Just another way that the command line interface is inherently more
> powerful than any GUI.
> 
> Actually, my boss needs me to implement this right away, so can everyone please 
> hurry with a solution! I've got a deadline, and it's really, really important
> to have this implemented. I don't want to waste two days with unhelpful
> suggestions, so please, be constructive or don't post at all!
> 
> Thanks!
> Mike808/
> 
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