Stop retyping that long command.

In Bash with Emacs-style editing, press Ctrl + R and start typing part of an old command.

Linux | 2026-10-27

Stop retyping that long command.

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The most recent match shows up. Press Ctrl + R again to step back to older matches.

Enter runs the match immediately. Press the Left or Right arrow to edit it first, or Ctrl + G to back out. These keys assume the usual Emacs-style bindings, not Vi mode or custom bindings.

Checked against: GNU Bash manual: searching for commands in the history

Older: Mark it read without opening it.