How do you search through Vim's command history?

Question

I would like to have the following search in Vim too

(reverse-i-search)`': 

Enter a word of your previous command, and you get the full command.

I know the chronological history tool in Vim

q: 

However, it is not that useful as the fuzzy reverse search.

How can you have a similar reverse search in Vim as in the terminal?

Answer 1

Type q: in the normal mode to open commands window. You can search/edit here using regular vim commands. You start in Normal mode. Press Enter to execute a command.

This approach lets you search across whole command not just beginning of line.

Answer 2

Enter the first letters of your previous command and push <Up> arrow (or Ctrl+p).

:set li<up> :set lines=75 

Don't forget to check history option and set it to big enough value

:set history=1000