Table of Contents Tip 34: Recall Commands from History References: Avoid the Cursor Keys When Recalling Commands from History Meet the Command-Line Window References:

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• Recalling commands:

* scrolling through past command-lines with the cursor keys * dialing up the command-line window

• Change command history limit (By default, it is 20):

• The history persists when we quit and relaunch vim.

• Alternative of `` and `Down`: `` and ``.

* Advantage of `` and ``: do not need to move our hands from the home row * Disadvantage of `` and ``: do not filter the command history

• Solution: add the following mappings

• `q:`: enter the command-line window

• When we press `` (``) in the command-line window, the command is executed in the context of the active window.

| Command | Action | | `q/` | Open the command-line window with history of searches | | `q:` | Open the command-line window with history of Ex commands | | `` | Switch from Command-Line mode to the command-line window |