"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> control-R isn't real useful for 17 queries that are exactly the same
> except for 3 different join clauses. It also isn't useful when you don't
> know exactly what query you are looking for.
... but, somehow, you know exactly what command number it has?
The above seems completely unimpressive as arguments for adding
command-number-based recall.
>> What we have is just like bash --- at least the parts of it that I use.
> Yes, and I am trying to add more functionality that is like bash :)
It's like a part of bash that's been obsolete since readline was
written, and probably would never have existed at all if readline had
appeared first. I can't really picture a situation in which this is an
improvement over the readline facilities.
regards, tom lane