Function: comint-previous-matching-input-string

comint-previous-matching-input-string is a byte-compiled function defined in comint.el.gz.

Signature

(comint-previous-matching-input-string REGEXP ARG)

Documentation

Return the string matching REGEXP ARG places along the input ring.

Moves relative to comint-input-ring-index.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/comint.el.gz
(defun comint-previous-matching-input-string (regexp arg)
  "Return the string matching REGEXP ARG places along the input ring.
Moves relative to `comint-input-ring-index'."
  (let* ((pos (comint-previous-matching-input-string-position regexp arg)))
    (if pos (ring-ref comint-input-ring pos))))