CONFIDENTIAL
bash-4.4.20-5.el8.x86_64 & readline-7.0-10.el8.x86_64 on RHEL 8.10
$ echo $BASH_VERSION
4.4.20(1)-release
$ set -o vi
$ : one
$ : two
$ : three
$ history
1 echo $BASH_VERSION
2 set -o vi
3 : one
4 : two
5 : three
6 history
'<esc>4G' displays :
$ :two
'3G' displays
$ :one
'6G' - or any number greater than 3 - incorrectly displays first entry in
history
$ echo $BASH_VERSION
Basically once you have gone back to a certain history even number, you cannot
go forward again.
Ideally 'G' on its own should jump to 'end-of-history' without having to remap
bindings (would lose <n>G functionality), but as it stands all roads lead to
beginning-of-history.
cf.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/792793/bash-or-ksh-vi-mode-how-to-jump-to-end-of-history-most-recent-command
Regards,
Scott
