Korn Shell: Unix and Linux Programming Manual, Third Edition, The

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These commands access your command history.

[count] k	Fetch previous command. Each time k is entered the previous command back in time is accessed.
[count]–	Equivalent to k.
[count]j	Fetch next command. Each time j is entered the next command forward in time is accessed.
[count]+	Equivalent to j.
[count]G	The command number count is fetched. The default is the least recent history command.
/string	Search backward through history for a previous command containing string. String is terminated by a Return or Newline. If string is preceded by a ^, the matched line must begin with string. If string is null the previous string will be used.
? string	Same as / except that search will be in the forward direction.
n	Search for next ...