Vi Command

From Luke Jackson

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Revision as of 18:55, 15 May 2007

history -- Linux/Unix/Mac OS X find command

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Syntax 3 Usage 4 Examples 4.1 Show Line Numbers

Introduction

You can use history to view a list of the commands executed during the current $SHEL session. It is very helpful when are you are typing a lot of complex commands.

Syntax

lazy....

Usage

usage: history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -awrn [filename] or history -ps arg [arg...]

Examples

Show Line Numbers

While editing a document (and not inserting text), type the following to turn on line numbers:

:set number

If you tire of the line numbers, enter the following command to turn them off:

:set nonumber