3.1.8.5 Reusing recent input line arguments

A separate history is kept for both built-in and user-defined commands. If you call a command that you have used before, you can re-edit a previously entered string in order to minimize the amount of characters needed to be typed for the new one. There is no limit on the number of strings that can be kept in the history.

ESC p

Walk backward through the history of previously entered strings
(‘previous-history-element’).

ESC n

Walk forward through the history of previously entered strings
(‘next-history-element’).

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