7 The Listener

7.10 Execute mode

The listener is actually a special type of editor window, which is run in a mode known as execute mode. This means that, as well as the normal keyboard commands available to the editor, a number of additional commands are available which are especially useful when working with an interactive prompt. Some of the commands available are as follows:

: PressMeta-P orCtrl-C Ctrl-P to display the previous event on the history list.
: PressMeta-N orCtrl-C Ctrl-N to display the next event on the history list (this is not available if you are at the end of the history list).
: PressMeta-R orCtrl-C Ctrl-R to perform a search of the history list.

These commands are very useful when you are repeating a series of similar commands several times.

For more details about other keyboard commands available in the editor, see Chapter 8, "The Editor", and the Common LispWorks Guide to the Editor.

Common LispWorks User Guide, Liquid Common Lisp Version 5.0 - 18 OCT 1996

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