Re: [Mingw-msys] Msys customization: default window parameters: window size, font, colors; and more

Quoting Keith MARSHALL <kei...@to...>:

>
>  bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward'
>  bind '"\e[B":history-search-forward'
>
> to emulate the history search behaviour of the `4DOS' shell I used
> at one time with MS-DOS: type the first few characters of a command,
> then use <Cursor-Up> and <Cursor-Down> to find and replay matching
> commands in the history.
>

I like to set my command mode vi style ``set -o vi'' and then use 
``<esc>/stringToSearch'' to enter search mode.  I can then use ``n'' to 
search forward and ``N'' to search reverse.  You can even use the <esc> 
key to enter a substitution command.

Earnie Boyd

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