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From: Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Shell command history
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:31:13 +0100
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On 2025-04-14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:47:22 +0100, Nuno Silva wrote:
>
>> Oh, I didn't know Emacs edit mode was that common, which other shells
>> support it besides GNU bash?
>
> It’s not the shell specifically that supports it, remember. It’s actually 
> a separate library called GNU readline, that is also used by a lot of 
> other software.

What is "*the* shell"?

The question is the same, whether this is implemented internally or in a
separate library (GNU or non-GNU). Are Emacs keybindings that usual in
UNIX shells?

-- 
Nuno Silva