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Is there a way of using ctrl-r after typing part of command in bash?

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Mar 15, 20262901 views
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In bash the Ctrl+r command is very useful, I type Ctrl+r and it searchs my history for commands containing the word . But if I type and realize that I would like search that word and hit Ctrl+r nothing happens. Is there a way hitting a key and having it behaving as if I had typed Ctrl+r instead of …

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"\C-p": history-search-backward

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Fix for: Is there a way of using ctrl-r after typing part of command in bash?

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You can search bash's history using what you have already typed easily. Suppose you have just typed and you forgot to type Ctrl+r first: If you want to do an i-search on your history, go to the beginning of line first (Ctrl+a), enter i-search (Ctrl+…

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