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There is a feature in termux (android) history command which when you use !371 to execute the command 371 in the command history it prints that command in the prompt instead of executing it, then you just press enter to execute it. I found it very useful because many times I want to execute a command that is in the history but with some modification, I'm using Konsole in my desktop PC and I couldn't find an option to make such a thing. The only one I found is executing history -p !371, but that just print the command to stdout and not to the prompt itself.

EDIT: the answer is !371:p then up and the command 371 shows up in the prompt. Thanks Schizo!

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[–] crestwave 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As the other commenters have mentioned, this is part of the shell configuration and outside the scope of the terminal emulator.

You can configure this yourself by adding shopt -s histverify to your bashrc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

i have a need for something like this too; but i've been making due with crtl+r and that's been good enough to prevent me from taking action on it.

[–] ikidd 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

One option is Atuin which you can also use with a server connection (self-hosted or not) to sync bash history across computers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's so much better when other people build the things I need because they actually get done instead of just making due w an inferior alternative. Lol

thank you for making me aware of it.

[–] ikidd 1 points 14 hours ago

Tell me about it: I have great ideas that I just need other people to bring to fruition so I can use it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I didn't know that, it's not what I was asking but it's a cool command, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Wait till you find out about fzf

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

careful with it; i need the thing that you asked for too and crtl+r has been effective enough to prevent me to creating it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

but can you modify the command? I tried but I couldn't.

[–] Zachariah 2 points 1 day ago

For CTRL+R, once you see the command you want, hit ESC, and the command is there ready to edit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yes. use the arrow keys to modify it before hitting enter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

the answer is !371:p and then up!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Alternatively, use fc 371 to open the command in an editor and take your time figuring out how you might want to change it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Uh, are you sure your shell you're using is bash and not zsh or something else?

Bash is indeed just !12345.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Same behavior for me as OPs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's bash. But !12345 executes the command 12345, but I don't want to execute it, just print it to the prompt.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Does !12345:p do what you want?

Edit: that also makes hitting the up arrow result in whatever command that was, so if you wanted to edit the line or whatever, you could !12345:p, up, then edit and execute.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

ohh now I got it....yes thats it! Thanks!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

It doesn't do anything, just prints a blank line.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Things like that aren't a feature of the terminal emulator, but of the shell. Try to find out which shell you're using on Android, maybe try using that one on desktop too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

basename $0 returns bash in both.