The gretl console

A further option is available for your computing convenience. Under gretl's Utilities menu you will find the item "Gretl console" (there is also an "open gretl console" button on the toolbar in the main window). This opens up a window in which you can type commands and execute them one by one (by pressing the Enter key) interactively. This is essentially the same as gretlcli's mode of operation, except that (a) the GUI is updated based on commands executed from the console, enabling you to work back and forth as you wish, and (b) gretl's Monte Carlo loop routine (see the Section called Monte Carlo simulations in Chapter 8) is not at present available in this mode.

In the console, you have "command history"; that is, you can use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the list of command you have entered to date. You can retrieve, edit and then re-enter a previous command.