topic Re: Command history in Operating System - HP-UX

Command history

Juerg DENNEBERG — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 06:49:54 GMT

Hi

as a "normal" user I am able to use "ctrl k" to repeat last commands.

Where do I have to edit what so I can use "ctrl k" also as "root" on a terminal session or on a "cde-session"

Many Thanks

Juerg

Re: Command history

Karthik S S — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 07:01:39 GMT

Hi,

Root: Default shell is posix "sh" ... in root's home directory edit the .profile and set and export the shell to "ksh"

CDE: edit $HOME/.dtprofile

-Regards,
Karthik S S

Re: Command history

twang — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 07:31:28 GMT

Add the two entries in the root's .profile file:

export HISTFILE=/.sh_history
export HISTSIZE=100

then
# touch /.sh_history

relogin system.
It should works now.

Re: Command history

Darren Prior — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 07:54:38 GMT

hi Juerg,

Please don't change root's shell - it should always be left as sh otherwise you could run into some serious problems. Twang's answer is what you're looking for.

regards,

Darren.

Re: Command history

Juerg DENNEBERG — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:11:33 GMT

Hi you all

I have to add:

login as root on a terminal session "esc k" works fine (I have to correct: in my first statement I should have written "esc k" instead of "crtl k". Sory)

Doing "su" to become root on a normal terminal session "esc k" does not work. I do not get any echo.

Typing "esc k" as root on cde I get the message: "/sbin/sh: ^[k: not found"

Thanks

Re: Command history

twang — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:19:10 GMT

If you already put the 2 variables in .profile, remember to uncomment the line in .dtprofile and see if it works:
DTSOURCEPROFILE=true

Re: Command history

Pete Randall — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:17:43 GMT

Juerg,

When you su to root, no profile information is parsed unless you use the "su -" syntax, so you will have to do "set -o vi" manually. Either you need to remember to add tu "-" to your su command or remember to "set -o vi".

Pete

Re: Command history

Juerg DENNEBERG — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:33:56 GMT

Hi you all

it works

Many thanks and have a nice weekend

Juerg