why does the shell show commands foolishly when I press UP key?

[Serena Cantor <qipaishi2006@yahoo.com>]

I often use UP key to get commands entered previously. The shell show some commands again and
again, just because I have used them several times. Can the shell be more smart?

I use sarge.

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