When I type ctrl+r and then start typing I can see what commands in the history match which is great.
Now is there a way to search the history on commands I have already typed in the terminal?
For example if I type ctrl+r and then type ping I can cycle through servers I have pinged. But if I type "ping" first and then hit ctrl+r it ignores the "ping" I have already typed.
Some times I'll get half way though typing out a string of commands and then think "oh I already typed this it sure would be nice to search the history on what I have already typed instead of starting over".
Does this make sense what I am asking?
Best Answer
If you start typing a command and then, after typing some of it, remember to do a history search, you just need to:
Note: CTRL+S will suspend your terminal unless you explicitly revoked this behavior with
[[ $- == *i* ]] && stty -ixon
in your
.bashrc
Edited: a shortcut can be seen here in this somewhat duplicated question https://superuser.com/questions/384051/is-there-a-way-of-using-ctrl-r-after-typing-part-of-command-in-bash/1271740#1271740