Command completion lets you type just part of a previous command and have the shell fill in the rest. As with filename completion, if no match is found, color highlighting as defined by the MATCHFAIL variable (default is bright red) will be used. Consecutive depressions cause the search to continue on back through the history list.

	Command	Meaning
	Ctrl-<Enter>	Search for the last command that starts with the characters in the previous word.
	Alt-<Enter>	Search for the last command that contains the characters in the previous word anywhere on the command line.

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