Re: Using C-s to forward search command history

[Bob Rossi <bob at brasko dot net>]

On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 03:19:33PM +0300, Michael Veksler wrote:
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> Greg Law  wrote on 19/08/2005 16:12:43:
> > If I've read the info pages correctly, I can use C-s in order to search
> > the command history forwards.  However, this sequence also seems to be
> > the control sequence to suspend the terminal :-(
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> > Have I misunderstood, or is there a way round this?  (It would be very
> > useful for me to be able to search forwards).
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> This is a terminal feature that interferes with your C-s use,
> it is not a readline issue. The following line works for me.
> I put it in my .kshrc, .cshrc, .zshrc startup files after
> making sure this is an interactive shell:
>       stty -ixon

That's interesting. Is the (stop/start) ^s/^q feature of the terminal
even useful these days? Why is it defaulted on?

Bob Rossi