On Tue, 1 May 2007 21:22:25 -0400
"Eric d'Alibut" <eric.halibut@gmail.com> wrote:

> In single user mode, with /bin/sh, I cannot find a way to retrieve the
> previous command line issued, e.g. by using the Up arrow, or Esc-P, or
> anything else that I can discover.
> 
> Is this doable? Can any shell that is available in single-user mode
> (with just / mounted) provide this "service?"
> 
Have you tried 'set -o vi' (or 'set -o emacs', if that's your religion)?



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