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From: michael@stb.UUCP (Michael)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Bourne Again Shell?
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Date: 17 Feb 89 23:37:04 GMT
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What can you do with CSH history that you can't do with ksh?
Well, first, there's my favorite:
root -fc '%%'    (my histchars defines % instead of !)

Second, you can grab parts from several commands as in
head !-2:* !-4:*

Third, and most important to me, is that I can decide to use the
history features AFTER I've started to type the commands.

			Michael
(root is a setuid root program of mine that sends its args to the shell.
Since I'm sysadmin on my system, this is useful to me)
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