RE: SSH history?

After trying three different clients, I suspected the issue was server-side. I was just responding to various suggestions.

I have BASH loaded, I just need to apply PTF's now. I assume once I set BASH as my default shell (server-side), I'll have command history.

Thanks



-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Klement [mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 1:36 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: SSH history?

Justin,

I think you are confused, this has nothing to do with Putty or anything you are running on the client side.  The ability to hit the up-arrow and get the previous command has to do with the shell you are logging into (on the server or remote PC).

The suggestions about using BASH are good --  but they mean running BASH on IBM i (or whatever you are logging into) not on your PC.

In case it helps:  Your question is analogous to asking "I logged in with ACS 5250 to my RPG program, but it doesn't have an F10 option. What setting do I change in my 5250 emulator for my program to have an F10 option?"   You'd be asking the wrong question -- whether the program supports F10 has to do with the way the RPG program is written, not a setting in the emulator.  The same is true with using Putty, Git-Bash, Cygwin, Linux, etc. on the client.  It doesn't matter what is running on the client, it's the shell you're logging into on the remote that matters.  The client just provides terminal emulation, it doesn't dictate what the remote machine does with the keypresses.

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Scott Klement
http://www.scottklement.com