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Yes the default shell [sh] has no command (uparrow) history.  BUT you can
change your shell to ash.   To test ash just type `ash' to the command
prompt.  It has the upparrow previous commands and tab-completion and
probably a lot of other good stuff.  If you are happy with `ash'  you can
do a `chsh <yourloginname> /usr/bin/ash'  (command to the sh prompt) .
This will put you into ash whenever you login as <yourloginname>.

When logging in ash will automatically read the .ashrc file in
/usr/home/<yourloginname>  .

If you make changes to .ashrc to put YOUR functions into ash, you can
execute the new .ashrc file by typing the following command:  `. .ashrc'

I think you will like ash.

 Also the editor `elle' [ELLE LOOKS LIKE EMACS]  works quite to my
satisfaction with my own custom profile that has redefined the command
keys, especially getting the `HOME' key to bring the cursor to the left
end of the line, and getting the `END' key to bring the cursor to the
right end of the line.  If you want it, let me know.  I'm happy with elle
because it is quite intuitive, with pageup/pagedown and the arrow keys
working "out of the box", AND you can easily insert a control character
in the text.

ciao

joeh

R Truscott wrote:

> Hello,
>
> At the moment, the most annoying thing I find about Minix is its lack
> of a 'doskey' type function. Is there a program that will allow Minix
> to do this? It would save a lot of STRESS!
>
> Rohan.
> --

