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Re: history of command prompt [message #54631 is a reply to message #54510]

Wed, 20 June 2007 04:04

wlandsman
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On Jun 20, 3:45 am, Ingo von Borstel <newsgro...@planetmaker.de>
wrote:
> Hi,> Go on "FILE > PREFERENCES..."
>> In "COMMAND RECALL BUFFER" you can change it.
>
> While this changes the buffer size in the IDLDE, it doesn't change it
> for command line usage. Unfortunately that's what I'd rather have...

In older versions of IDL, one changed the command line recall buffer
by setting the !EDIT_INPUT system variable in the startup file, e.g.
place

!EDIT_INPUT = 600

in your startup file to get a recall buffer of 600 lines.

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		history of command prompt By: Ingo von Borstel on Tue, 19 June 2007 06:33
		Re: history of command prompt By: Michael Galloy on Wed, 20 June 2007 16:51
		Re: history of command prompt By: JD Smith on Wed, 20 June 2007 14:32
		Re: history of command prompt By: Matt[2] on Wed, 20 June 2007 08:07
		Re: history of command prompt By: wlandsman on Wed, 20 June 2007 04:04
		Re: history of command prompt By: Ingo von Borstel on Wed, 20 June 2007 00:31

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