You can also put this in your bashrc: bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward' bind '"\e[B":history-search-forward' It's one of the things I always tell peop

You can also put this in your bashrc: bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward' bind '"\e[B":history-search-forward' It's one of the things I always tell people to use since it makes using bash so much easier.