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alchemy
Asked: 2021-11-19 20:43:13 +0800 CST

How do I go back to the bottom of history after pressing up in Bash?

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If I scroll way up or use Ctrlr search and go way up in the history, how to get back down to the clear line? I know I can clear with Ctrle, Crtlu, but that modifies them. Is there an official way beside Ctrlc to reset the shell?

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    Two "official" options (from 8.4 Bindable Readline Commands in the Bash manual):

    abort (C-g)
    Abort the current editing command and ring the terminal’s bell (subject to the setting of bell-style).
    end-of-history (M->)
    Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the line currently being entered.

    M-> can be entered by pressing Alt>, or Esc followed by >.

    Notes:

    • abort is to be used while in the history search mode.
    • end-of-history, on the other hand, should be used after selecting a command from the history search mode (by, e.g, pressing Esc or an arrow key).
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