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>2. Ability to search history from a partial command like `git checkout`, where up arrow would step backward from the present.

We have that feature, and it's enabled by default. Just type the partial commandline and press up-arrow. Or do you mean something slightly different?

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That's true. Sorry for my poorly-worded English. For a small example:

    $ ls -la foo
    $ ls -la bar
    $ ls -la /

When I type `ls -l` and hit the up arrow, my first result is `ls -la bar` not `ls -la /`. This is a small problem but sometimes annoying, especially after using other shells that work differently.

In this case, what most likely happens is that the first result is offered as the suggestion - i.e. the greyed-out part in the commandline. To accept that, press right-arrow (with the default bindings, of course).

Thanks for the suggestion.

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