How to configure Up Key "Previous History Command" search behavior?

I have two PC's with Matlab 2017a on them. On one of them, when I type text into the command window and push up, it searches the previous history with a " myText* " search, i.e. the only wildcard in the search is at the end of the entered text.

On the other PC, the "previous history command" search instead executes a " *myText* " search, with wildcards at both the beginning and the end of entered text. I have no idea how I enabled this, but I would like to disable it.

Does anyone know how to configure what kind of search the "Previous History Command" performs?

Answer 1

[Matthew]

I actually found the answer shortly after asking:

The linked stack overflow answer states:

First, make sure that the command history window is docked (If you have a floating window every time you press up then it is not docked. There is a drop-down menu - little circle with a triangle inside. Open the menu and select "Dock").

Once\if the window is docked, open the menu again and make sure that "Match Beginning" is selected and not "Match Anywhere".

source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28545244/how-to-make-upkey-complete-the-already-typed-command-from-history-not-pick-an/28549993

I should have googled "Previous History Command" prior to asking this question