KSH history w/<esc>k

[Stumpr]

How do I enble Ksh history in order to use <esc>k and be able to then use vi commands?


Bob Stump
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[RodKnowlton]

set -o vi

- Rod


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[ogniemi]

or

EDITOR=vi

 

[RodKnowlton]

The EDITOR environmental variable affects what editor is invoked in various cases, not how the command line itself behaves.

- Rod


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[Stumpr]

DOH!
I added to the .profile

EXPORT EDITOR=vi

it works. thanks to all.

Bob Stump
VERITAS
"Ain't it the truth? Ain't it the truth?" Bert Lahr, Wizard of Oz 1939

 

[RodKnowlton]

It's true that one learns something new everyday.

EDITOR works just as ogniemi describes, but only if VISUAL is not set. (VISUAL was set in my environment, so EDITOR had no effect)

To complicate things further, FCEDIT(old ksh) and HISTEDIT(ksh93) get into the act for the hist builtin if they are defined.

- Rod


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[p5wizard]

I put the line

VISUAL=/usr/bin/vi

in the file /etc/environment.
That way, any interactive ksh automatically enables the set -o vi option. Including subshells or shell escapes from vi or smit or whatever.


HTH,

p5wizard