ksh has good search features. HTH GovindanK On Fri, 19 May 2006 14:08:05 -0400, "Jeffrey Beckstrom" <JBECKSTROM@xxxxxxxxx> said: In windows, at the sqlplus command prompt you can hit the UP Arrow key to get previous commands. How can I do the same in Linux? Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113