# Pre-populating seach box with last query

**URL:** <https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782>\
**Category:** Archived\
**Created:** [October 23, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782 "2017-10-23T18:33:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![eddablin](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/eddablin/32/5199_2.png) [@eddablin](https://discussion.listary.com/u/eddablin)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782/1 "2017-10-23T18:33:19Z")

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Hi. Moved over from Launchy just recently as I like some of the advanced features of this. One major advantage Launchy had though was that it would pre-populate the search box with the last search query. Can this be made an option?

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**Author:** ![Channing](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/channing/32/5497_2.png) [@Channing](https://discussion.listary.com/u/Channing)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782/2 "2017-10-24T08:46:14Z")

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Yes, I’m working on a search history feature.

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**Author:** ![BlueCloudLion](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/76d3ee/32.png) [@BlueCloudLion](https://discussion.listary.com/u/BlueCloudLion)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 6:49am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782/3 "2018-12-14T06:49:52Z")

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@Channing Is this feature available now? How can I use it? I would like to repeat the last query/search. In may view, just a ‘down arrow’ or a ‘tab’ in the empty box (just after double-ctrl) should display the last used query. Windows Command Prompt is a good example to emulate the idea. Use Up & Down arrows to bring previous & next commands (in our case it is search strings). Let me know if this can be done (or if it’s already available, in case i have missed it).  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Channing](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/channing/32/5497_2.png) [@Channing](https://discussion.listary.com/u/Channing)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782/4 "2018-12-14T08:11:26Z")

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It’s already available in Listary 6 preview. Simply press Up after activating Listary.

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**Author:** ![jdhao](https://discussion.listary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@jdhao](https://discussion.listary.com/u/jdhao)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782/5 "2018-12-14T12:23:57Z")

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Yes, it is already available.

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**Author:** ![eddablin](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/eddablin/32/5199_2.png) [@eddablin](https://discussion.listary.com/u/eddablin)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/pre-populating-seach-box-with-last-query/3782/6 "2018-12-29T12:57:53Z")

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Great thanks for implementing this!