SSH Reference Manual

Possible values for HISTORYMODE are SFTP (the default value) and TACL. If HISTORYMODE is set to TACL the
history list behaves like the one in TACL.
The following table explains the differences between HISTORYMODE SFTP and TACL:
FC/HISTORY differences depending on
HISTORYMODE setting
HISTORYMODE SFTP HISTORYMODE TACL
Commands added to the history list All commands but help, history, fc and "!" All commands but fc and "!"
Default count for history command display 20 10
Handling of duplicate commands
Only the last of duplicate commands stays in
list
Duplicate commands are added
Command number change
Command numbers change whenever an
old, duplicate command is moved to the top
Command number assigned to a
command stays the same until the
command drops out of the history
list
Match of string supplied as parameter to FC
and HISTORY command
A string matches anywhere in a command
line
A string must match the beginning
of a command
Fix Command
The FC command (fix command) allows retrieving one of the history commands either by number or by string matching.
If a number is specified, then the corresponding command is retrieved and can be modified using standard fix command
modifications via R, D and I (see “Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual”, section FIXSTRING for details).
sftp> fc 2
get file678
... d//i5
get fle5678
... r4// 9
get fl456789
...
Couldn't stat remote file: No such file or directory
File "/G/data1/reports/fl456789" not found.
sftp>
If the FC command is followed by a negative number, then the corresponding command relative to the end of the history
list is selected (-1 equates to last command, -2 equates to next-to-last command, etc.):
sftp> history
1> cd $data1.reports
2> dir
3> get file1
4> get file2
5> get file3
6> get file4
sftp> fc -3
get file2
...//
sftp>
If a string is specified, then the corresponding command is retrieved using string matching, i.e. the last command
containing the given string is retrieved and can be modified and executed.
sftp> fc rep
cd $data1.reports
... 1
cd $data1.report1
...
sftp> pwd
Remote working directory: /G/data1/report1
sftp>
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