Command: history
HISTORY displays the history of commands entered at the
command line, or changes the maximum size of this history.
You can use the commands once more by typing the key
"ARROW UP" or "ARROW DOWN" at the command line.
Syntax:
HISTORY [size] [/?]
Options:
size Is not yet implemented.
/? Shows the help.
Comments:
Use cursor UP and DOWN keys to recall the history and HISTORY to
display it. Use cursor LEFT and RIGHT and the END and HOME keys to
navigate within the command line and toggle INSERT between overstrike
and insert mode.
Use the TAB key to complete the current word as filename; use it twice
to show all matching files.
HISTORY is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
in order to work.
Examples:
HISTORY Shows the last executed commands as a list.
HISTORY /? Shows the help.
ARROW UP Shows the last executed command. Press ENTER and it will
be executed again. If you press ARROW UP several times you
will see that a lot of last commands are stored. Simply
stop and click ENTER when you have the correct one.
ARROW DOWN You were too fast with clicking on ARROW UP? Simply click
ARROW DOWN and you come back!
KEY ARROW LEFT / RIGHT / END / HOME / INS / TAB: See Comments!
See also:
command.com/freecom
(doskey)
lfnfor
memory
Copyright © 2004 Robert Platt, updated 2011 and 2022 by W. Spiegl.
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
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