note protist While not an answer to what you asked specifically, something I do, that I think you would enjoy, is allow vi-like editing from the bash prompt, so that I can move around and look through my history without using the (dreaded) arrow keys. (wow that sentence was long) <code> from the bash prompt: set -o vi or to set this option to automatically load when you start your terminal: cd ~ && echo 'set -o vi' >> .bashrc && echo "success\n" </code> I love being able to use vi commands from the bash prompt, and I think you will, too. 995449 995449