I really like the "ctrl + o" trick mentioned in the third comment: "Normally, if you enter a series of commands, you can go back to the first one, and hit Ctrl-

I really like the "ctrl + o" trick mentioned in the third comment: "Normally, if you enter a series of commands, you can go back to the first one, and hit Ctrl-O repeatedly to run the current command and retrieve the next." Found a description here: http://www.halotis.com/2010/07/06/bash-keyboard-shortcuts/ http://www.halotis.com/2010/07/06/bash-keyboard-shortcuts/