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  history MAN Page
History expansions introduce words from the history list into the input stream, making it easy to repeat commands, insert the arguments to a previous command into the current input line, or fix errors in previous commands quickly.
History expansions are introduced by the appearance of the history expansion character, which is `!' by default.
The `-s' option to the history builtin may be used to add commands to the end of the history list without actually executing them, so that they are available for subsequent recall.
www.ss64.com /bash/history.html   (1220 words)

  
 6-Man History
A man named Stephen Epler who worked at Chester High was thinking of ideas to field a football team out of the tiny school for the principal.
The shoe idea was all right but anyone who plays six man knows that you need all the pads you can get because of the high speeds and harder hitting.
Before this change the rule was a "clear and visible pitch" which was a improvement over the first rule of a pitch or pass of a least one yard.
www.angelfire.com /tx3/jeremydaniel45/6manhistory.html   (688 words)

  
 Iron Man Biography, History of
Stark publicly proclaims that Iron Man is his bodyguard, and to avoid prosecution for his own violence he once announced that the man in the suit had died and been replaced.
As Iron Man, he conquers his foes and manages to escape, but he is doomed to remain at least partially encased in metal until the day he dies.
Iron Man, a wealthy patriot with a war injury, might have reminded some readers of John F. Kennedy, whose inauguration in1961 had infused the United States with a feeling of adventurous optimism.
www.superherostuff.com /Biographies/IronManBiography.html   (1037 words)

  
 Solaris 2.5.1 man page: history(1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
History substitution allows you to use words from previous command lines in the command line you are typing.
Input lines containing history substitutions are echoed on the terminal after being expanded, but before any other substitutions take place or the command gets executed.
This is equivalent to the history substitution: !:s/previous_word/replacement/.
www.cae.wisc.edu /manuals/unix-man/solaris-2.5.1/history.1.html   (2328 words)

  
 makehistory(8): Initialize/rebuild INN history ... - Linux man page
Note that the dbz(3) indexes for the history file are rebuilt by makedbz(8), not by makehistory as in earlier versions of
The default location of the history text file is pathdb/history; to specify an alternate location, use the -f flag.
If you append to the main history file, make sure innd(8) is throttled or not running, or you can corrupt the history.
www.die.net /doc/linux/man/man8/makehistory.8.html   (909 words)

  
 The ``Fall of Man'' and History.
THE history of art, especially as shown by architecture, in the noblest monuments of the most enlightened nations of antiquity; gives abundant proofs of the upward tendency of man from the rudest and simplest beginnings.
Nothing is more evident from history than the fact that weaker bodies of men driven out by stronger do not necessarily relapse into barbarism, but frequently rise, even under the most unfavourable circumstances, to a civilization equal or superior to that from which they have been banished.
The supposed victim is generally made a man of mark by persecution, and advanced to a higher and wider sphere of usefulness.
www.cscs.umich.edu /~crshalizi/White/fall/history.html   (2012 words)

  
 Fly Fishing History: A Man May Fish
This is probably a reflection of the character of the author, an extraordinary man who served as a judge in Irish Supreme Court and who only died a few years ago.
Kingsmill Moore was an skilled fisherman who had a lifetime's experience of angling for brown trout, sea-trout and salmon in Donegal to draw on.
He was the subject of a enough tales to write another book, but my favourite was a comment made by an old man in the West of Ireland, who remarked in Gaelic to his gillie, 'There goes the last of the ould lot and he's sticking it out well.'
www.flyfishinghistory.com /a_man_may_fish.htm   (202 words)

  
 man: history
This command is intended for use in com- mands that implement new forms of history substitution and wish to replace the current event (which invokes the substitution) with the command created through substitution.
history nextid Returns the number of the next event to be recorded in the his- tory list.
When this option is invoked then the most recent event is modified to eliminate the history command and replace it with the result of the history command.
www.hmug.org /man/n/history.php   (518 words)

  
 Alton Museum of History and Art - Robert Pershing Wadlow - Alton's Gentle Giant
He is remembered as a quiet young man who overcame a unique handicap, and who was an inspiration to all of those that knew him.
In 1984 a citizens committee organized efforts to immortalize Robert, and in 1985 a bronze statue (photo), was erected on the campus of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.
The Alton Museum of History and Art is located on the campus of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, on College Avenue in Alton, Illinois.
www.altonweb.com /history/wadlow   (1263 words)

  
 Scientology: A History of Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scientology: A History of Man is a book by L.
The Piltdown Man was "a creature not an ape, yet not entirely a Man." It was not "the real Piltdown Man" but had some similarities.
As Hubbard himself said in the book, A History of Man was written as a technical aid for experienced Scientologists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scientology_History_of_Man   (2893 words)

  
 UNIX man pages : history ()   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
First and last may be specified as a string (to locate the last command beginning with that string) or as a number (an index into the history list, where a negative number is used as an offset from the cur- rent command number).
If the second form is used, the return status is that of the command re-exe- cuted, unless cmd does not specify a valid history line, in which case fc returns failure.
The return value is 0 unless an invalid option is encountered, an error occurs while reading or writing the history file, an invalid offset is supplied as an argument to -d, or the history expansion supplied as an argument to -p fails.
unixhelp.ed.ac.uk /CGI/man-cgi?history   (8848 words)

  
 Big Man Government- History for Kids!
In some places, what happened was that one man or woman (but usually a man) got to be able to tell the others what to do, and they would do it, most of the time.
Often this was because the "big man" was stronger or bigger than everyone else and could beat them up, or she might have friends who would beat everyone else up.
Somehow this man or woman would get everyone else in the village to do what he or she said, most of the time.
www.historyforkids.org /learn/government/bigman.htm   (521 words)

  
 The Banana Man - The History
Not much is presently known about A. Robins, his history and background, the development of the act, or the disposition of the props and costume - although there is much speculation, second hand information and rumor.
The reliability of the sources and depth of the information leave no doubt in my mind about who did take over the act in the 1950’s and who was the performer playing the character most remembered by generations of TV viewers who saw one of the many permutations of the act.
Since the voluminous costume was impossible to dry clean, it is suggested that no one wanted to be in the studio when the act was being recorded because of the powerful smell.
facweb.furman.edu /~rbryson/BananaMan/BananaHistory.html   (1528 words)

  
 He-Man
Everything associated with "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", "She-Ra: Princess of Power", "The New Adventures of He-Man"/ (logos, names, pictures of toys and characters) are registered trademarks and/or copyrights of their respective trademark and copyright holders.
To get started put the mouse over one of He-Man's swords to the left of the screen, this is the menu area, some of the power swords will reveal a small window showing what to expect when you click that particular power sword.
She guessed all kinds of thing that it could be. When she opened it she thought it was some He-Man type figure from the 80’s and was a little disappointed.
heman.3wpages.com   (1740 words)

  
 Petosa History - the man and legacy behind Petosa Accordions
Undoubtedly, he did not know that he was destined to begin a legacy that would pass to his son, Joe, and then on to his grandson, Joe, Jr who would carry on the same tradition spanning better than a Three quarters of a century of accordion manufacturing.
Here, he meticulously and painstakingly measured, hand-cut, sawed, shaped, and molded pieces of wood, metal, and celluloid which were miraculously transformed over several months into beautiful hand-crafted accordions of the highest quality imaginable.
He had no assistants; he was a one-man operation.
www.petosa.com /history   (1177 words)

  
 Bicentennial Man -- History
Written by acclaimed grand master of science fiction Isaac Asimov, "The Bicentennial Man" was a short story intended as part of a limited-edition anthology of original works by the day's 10 top science fiction writers to be released in 1976, the American bicentennial.
All the stories were to develop from the phrase "the bicentennial man." Asimov's completed short story was the longest he'd written in 17 years.
The anthology never came to fruition and Asimov's story was instead published in Judy-Lynn del Rey's "Stellar Science Fiction #2" anthology in 1976.
video.movies.go.com /bicentennialman/history/copyset1.html   (114 words)

  
 Recumbent Bicycle (Bike) Recumbent Cycles History from Bicycle Man
We tend to think of recumbents as a "new" type of bike, but as Solomon observed "there is no new thing under the sun." The recumbent has been around, in one form or another, since before the turn of the century.
In 1934 the UCI (Union Cyclist International) ruled that the Velocar was not a bicycle and could not be raced in UCI events of for UCI records.
Faure's record was relegated to a foot note in cycling history with the stroke of their bureaucratic pen.
www.bicycleman.com /history/history.htm   (1447 words)

  
 The History Man » Wesley Mission › Keith Suter Comments
The subject of how Australian history should be taught has been much in the news of late.
He joined in the building of Australian history as a major academic discipline, extending its boundaries and its relevance, and working to reach a new audience, including people who visited libraries and bookshops.
The history of Australia may have been dull compared with all the dramas in Europe and the US.
www.wesleymission.org.au /ministry/suter/061006.asp   (602 words)

  
 Burning Man: What is Burning Man?: Timeline
Burning Man culture continues as the camp site is laid out in direct relation to the Man. The camp convenes in a circle in front of Burning Man, with a main avenue lined with lanterns leading to him.
Burning Man goes to court: in an attempt to stop the sale of unauthorized nude videos shot in Black Rock City, Burning Man has entered a suit against Voyeur Video requesting an injunction against the distribution of their unauthorized footage from the event.
The Man stood atop a geodesic dome which housed 11 scientific and celestial artworks, and which was ringed by ten interactive stages, imagined as “alternate universes” where individuals and troupes staged various performances.
www.burningman.com /whatisburningman/about_burningman/bm_timeline.html   (4125 words)

  
 The history of man powered flight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
History is full of stories about man’s attempts at flight.
History has proved that man powered flight is far from easy.
As the photographs show man’s desire to fly has been shared by people from all around the globe.
members.aol.com /clipcom/birdmanh.htm   (789 words)

  
 History, Little Man Lodge
Little Man Lodge is the former home of Frank and Calla Bell, founders and original directors of Camps Mondamin and Green Cove.
When his son, Frank Jr., was a little boy, Chief named a prominent hilltop on the camp property for him, calling it Little Man Mountain.
Years later when they built their new home, Chief and Calla placed a stone on the south side of the house which was engraved with the words "Little Man Lodge." Chief died in 1994 at age 96.
www.littlemanlodge.com /history/history.htm   (462 words)

  
 The History Man
Among his political peers Geremek, a most gentle man, the intellectual leader of the Solidarity uprising and foreign minister in the last Solidarity government, is held in high esteem.
Anna Slojewska, Brussels correspondent for the Polish daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, says he is widely perceived in Poland as being “yesterday’s man”, partly because of what is seen as his failure to transform Freedom Union into a modern party, capable of winning elections.
Even at an age when most are thinking of living in peace with their pipe, don’t be surprised if this fascinating man’s career is still on the way up.
www.europeanvoice.com /archive/article.asp?id=21036   (1342 words)

  
 MAN Nutzfahrzeuge - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
"90 years of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge" showcases highlights of the company's history.
Moreover, the book "On the move for 90 years – MAN Nutzfahrzeuge and its history, 1915 – 2005" has been published (publisher: Verlag Lutz Garnies).
With 43 exhibits, a host of pictures and information charts MAN will take you through more than 200 years of engineering history – right up to the innovative products and services of today.
www.man-mn.de /en/trucks/company/History.jsp   (69 words)

  
 The History Man - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Ronald Reagan on the cover of TIME as "Man of the Year," 1980...
Spider-Man Movie History: Information from Answers.com Spider-Man Movie History The Spider-Man movies are Directed By Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire Release Dates Spider-Man on May 3, 2002 Spider-Man 2.
The History Man (1981) (TV) The History Man on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
movies.aol.com /movie/the-history-man/1226340/main   (140 words)

  
 STAN THE HISTORY MAN
Stanley Sandler can be heard every Saturday at noon on Cumulus Broadcasting's WFNC Talkradio: AM640 and FM102.3.
Call in with your most perplexing history questions, let him clarify difficult texts for school or personal pleasure, and discover Sandler's "Mine of Misinformation."
Although Dr. Sandler has taught almost every grade level, he prefers the "absent-minded history professor," experience of teaching at the collegiate level and is currently doing so.
www.geocities.com /ilikemice2001/StanTheHistoryMan.html   (113 words)

  
 The History Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Ihsan Aslam is a Cambridge based writer interested in public history and biography.
His writings revolve around Cambridge and the history of the subcontinent.
The History Man column was published regularly in Pakistan's broadsheet Daily Times.
www.zyworld.com /slam33/hman.htm   (91 words)

  
 The Vitruvian Man - History - Exercise Science - Willamette University
The Vitruvian Man - History - Exercise Science - Willamette University
Vitruvius, the architect, says in his work on architecture that the measurements of the human body are as follows that is that 4 fingers made 1 palm, and 4 palms make 1 foot, 6 palms make 1 cubit; 4 cubits make a man's height.
And 4 cubits make one pace and 24 palms make a man. The length of a man’s outspread arms is equal to his height.
www.willamette.edu /cla/exsci/info/history/vitruvian.htm   (109 words)

  
 The History of The Missing Man Formation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The United States first began the tradition in 1938 during the funeral for MG Westover with over 50 aircraft and one blank file.
The Missing Man formation in the United States was still seldomly used until the Second Indochina War, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia when the public at large caught its first glimpse.
The USAF Thunderbirds were the first military aerobatics unit to ever perform the maneuver.
www.oldglorytraditions.com /missingmanhistory.htm   (272 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The History Man: Books: Malcolm Bradbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
These are people who justify their adherence to fickle fashions and engagement in superficial pleasures with the need to remain in step with fast-changing history, while destroying their ideological opponents who happen to speak out against this "revolution" of self-ingratiation.
For example, while spreading the gospel of radical equality and the end of exploitation, Professor Kirk's wife keeps a number of unpaid female student "servants" to help her run her rather ordinary middle-class household.
The "History Man" of the title, he strives to avoid all change in his life despite his progressive stance.
www.amazon.com /History-Man-Malcolm-Bradbury/dp/0140076301   (1275 words)

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