Command History View

The Command History view displays a list of commands entered at the IDL command line.

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You can sort the Command History view by command name or date by clicking the appropriate column header.

To add the Command History view to the current perspective, click Window → Show View → Command History.

You can copy one or more previous commands and paste or drag them to an editor or to the IDL command line. You can also double-click a single command to execute it immediately.

The value controlling the number of lines stored in the Command History view is set on the main IDL preferences page. To change this value:

  1. Select the Preferences → IDL page.
  2. Enter a new value in the History size (lines) box.
  3. Click Apply.

Toolbar

The toolbar of the Command History view contains the following buttons:

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Toolbar Button
Description

Filter

Allows you to enter a string to filter the list by command. If a command (or a substring of a command) matches the filter string, it is included in the list.

The filter string may include the `*' and `?' wildcard characters.

Tree View

Breaks the list into time periods such as Today, Last Week, and Older.

Menu

Provides menu items that allow you to:

  • Turn Tree View on or off
  • Clear the command history

Minimize

Minimizes the view in the perspective.

Maximize

Maximizes the view in the perspective.