If you're using zsh, you should try adding this to your .zshrc bindkey '\e[A' history-search-backward bindkey '\e[B' history-search-forward It tells zsh to se

If you're using zsh, you should try adding this to your .zshrc bindkey '\e[A' history-search-backward bindkey '\e[B' history-search-forward It tells zsh to search backward and forward in the history for any line starting with the same string as what is currently entered when you press the up and down arrow... Helps saves a lot of time compared to always just using Ctrl-r. I think there's an equivalent for bash, but I don't know it...