diff --git a/share/skel/dot.shrc b/share/skel/dot.shrc
index f497bd66f819..56a6b1828131 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.shrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.shrc
@@ -1,39 +1,47 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 # .shrc - bourne shell startup file 
 #
 # This file will be used if the shell is invoked for interactive use and
 # the environment variable ENV is set to this file.
 #
 # see also sh(1), environ(7).
 #
 
 
 # file permissions: rwxr-xr-x
 #
 # umask	022
 
 # Uncomment this to enable the builtin vi(1) command line editor in sh(1),
 # e.g. ESC to go into visual mode.
 # set -o vi
 
 
 # some useful aliases
 alias h='fc -l'
 alias j=jobs
 alias m="$PAGER"
 alias ll='ls -laFo'
 alias l='ls -l'
 alias g='egrep -i'
  
 # # be paranoid
 # alias cp='cp -ip'
 # alias mv='mv -i'
 # alias rm='rm -i'
 
+# # csh like history on arrow up and down
+bind ^[[A ed-search-prev-history
+bind ^[[B ed-search-next-history
+
+# # ctrl+arrow allow to jump from words to words
+bind "\\e[1;5C" em-next-word
+bind "\\e[1;5D" ed-prev-word
+alias history='fc -l'
 
 # set prompt: ``username@hostname:directory $ '' 
 PS1="\u@\h:\w \\$ "
 
 # search path for cd(1)
 # CDPATH=:$HOME