finally made it works

main.c

@@ -5,25 +5,24 @@
 
 int rows, cols;
 
+typedef struct commandLine {
+	int* string;
+	int length;
+	int position;
+} commandLine;
+
 void clearInput() {
 	for (int i = 0; i < cols; i ++)
 		mvprintw(rows - 1, i, " ");
 }
 
-//void printContentIntoAFile(char (*content)[cols+1]) {
+void printPrompt(commandLine cmdLine, int len) {
-//	FILE* f = fopen("content.txt", "w");
-//	for (int i = 0; i < rows - 2; i ++)
-//		fprintf(f, "%s\n", content[i]);
-//	fclose(f);
-//}
-
-void printPrompt(int* prompt, int len, int position) {
 	mvprintw(rows - 1, 0, ">");
 	for (int i = 0; i < len; i ++) 
-		mvprintw(rows - 1, i + 1, "%c", prompt[i]);
+		mvprintw(rows - 1, i + 1, "%c", cmdLine.string[i]);
 		
 	attron(A_BLINK);
-	mvprintw(rows - 1, position + 1, "");
+	mvprintw(rows - 1, cmdLine.position + 1, "");
 	attroff(A_BLINK);
 }
 
@@ -33,19 +32,31 @@ void clearScreen() {
 			mvprintw(i, j, " ");
 }
 
-void printContent(int **content) {
+void printContent(commandLine *content) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < rows - 2; i ++)
 		for (int j = 0; j < cols; j ++)
-			mvprintw(rows - 2 - i, j, "%c", content[i][j]);
+			mvprintw(rows - 2 - i, j, "%c", content[i].string[j]);
 }
 
-void insertInStartContent(int **content, int* toInsert ) {
+void insertInStartString(commandLine *cmdLine, int* toInsert ) {
 	for (int i = rows - 2; i > 0 ; i --)
 		for (int j = 0; j < cols; j ++)
-			content[i][j] = content[i - 1][j];
+			cmdLine[i].string[j] = cmdLine[i - 1].string[j];
 	for (int i = 0; i < cols; i ++) 
-		content[0][i] = toInsert[i];
+		cmdLine[0].string[i] = toInsert[i];
+}
 
+void insertInStartCommandLine(commandLine *cmdLine, commandLine toInsert, int arrayLength) {
+	for (int i = arrayLength - 1; i > 0 ; i --) {
+		for (int j = 0; j < cmdLine[i - 1].length; j ++)
+			cmdLine[i].string[j] = cmdLine[i - 1].string[j];
+		cmdLine[i].length = cmdLine[i - 1].length;
+		cmdLine[i].position = cmdLine[i - 1].position;
+	}
+	for (int i = 0; i < toInsert.length; i ++)
+		cmdLine[0].string[i] = toInsert.string[i];
+	cmdLine[0].length = toInsert.length;
+	cmdLine[0].position = toInsert.position;
 }
 
 void insert(int *cmd_string, int toInsert , int position, int len) {
@@ -54,85 +65,133 @@ void insert(int *cmd_string, int toInsert , int position, int len) {
 	cmd_string[position] = toInsert;
 }
 
-void pop(int *cmd_string, int *position, int *len) {
+void pop(commandLine* cmdLine) {
-	if (*position < 1)
+	if (cmdLine->position < 1)
 		return;
 		
-	for (int i = *position; i < *len; i ++) 
+	for (int i = cmdLine->position; i < cmdLine->length; i ++) 
-		cmd_string[i] = cmd_string[i + 1];
+		cmdLine->string[i] = cmdLine->string[i + 1];
 
-	cmd_string[(*len) - 1] = 0;
+	cmdLine->string[(cmdLine->length) - 1] = 0;
 
-	(*len) --;	
+	cmdLine->length --;	
-	(*position) --;	
+	cmdLine->position --;
 }
 
-//void printStringIntoAFile(char* string) {
+void resetBuffer (commandLine *buffer) {
-//	FILE* f = fopen("string.txt", "w");
+	memset(buffer->string, 0, sizeof(int) * cols);
-//	fprintf(f, "%s\n", string);
+	buffer->length = 0;
-//	fclose(f);
+	buffer->position = 0;
-//}
+}
+
+void copyCommandLine(commandLine* destination, commandLine source) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < source.length; i ++) {
+		destination->string[i] = source.string[i];
+	}
+	destination->position = source.position;
+	destination->length = source.length;
+	
+}
 
 int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	initscr();
 	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
 	noecho();
 	start_color();
-	//cbreak();
 	keypad(stdscr, true);
 
 	getmaxyx(stdscr, rows, cols);
 	
 	int ch = ' ';
-	int len = 0;
+	int historySize = 150;
-	int position = 0;
+	int historyPosition = 0;
-	int cmd_string[cols];
 
-	memset(cmd_string, 0, 4 * cols);
+	commandLine *content;
-	int **content;
+	commandLine *history;
-
+	commandLine buffer;
-	content = malloc(rows * sizeof (*content));
+	
-
+	content = malloc(rows * sizeof (commandLine));
-	for (int i = 0; i < rows; i ++) 
+	history = malloc(historySize * sizeof (commandLine));
-		content[i] = malloc(cols * sizeof(*content[i]));
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < rows; i ++)
-		for (int j = 0; j < cols; j ++)
+		content[i].string = malloc(cols * sizeof(int));
-			content[i][j] = 0;
+		
+	for (int i = 0; i < historySize; i ++) 
+		history[i].string = malloc(cols * sizeof(int));
 
-	printPrompt(cmd_string, len, position);
+	buffer.string = malloc(cols * sizeof(int));
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < rows; i ++)
+		for (int j = 0; j < cols; j ++)
+			content[i].string[j] = 0;
+		
+	for (int i = 0; i < historySize; i ++)
+		for (int j = 0; j < cols; j ++)
+			history[i].string[j] = 0;
+
+	printPrompt(buffer, buffer.length);
 	
 	while (1){
 		ch = getch();	
 		switch (ch) {
 			case 10: {
-				insertInStartContent(content, cmd_string);
+				insertInStartString(content, buffer.string);
-				len = 0;
+				insertInStartCommandLine(history, buffer, historySize);
-				position = 0;
+	
-				memset(cmd_string, 0, 4 * cols);
+				historyPosition = 0;
+				resetBuffer(&buffer);
 			break;
 			}
 			case KEY_LEFT:
-				position -= position > 0? 1:0;
+				if (historyPosition > 0)
+					buffer.position -= buffer.position > 0? 1 : 0;
+				else
+					buffer.position -= buffer.position > 0? 1 : 0;
 			break;
 			case KEY_RIGHT:
-				position += position < len? 1:0;
+				if (historyPosition > 0)
+					buffer.position += buffer.position < buffer.length? 1 : 0;
+				else
+					buffer.position += buffer.position > 0? 1 : 0;
+			break;
+			case KEY_UP:
+				historyPosition += historyPosition < historySize? 1 : 0;
+				resetBuffer(&buffer);
+				if (historyPosition > 0) copyCommandLine(&buffer, history[historyPosition - 1]);
+			break;
+			case KEY_DOWN:
+				historyPosition -= historyPosition > 0? 1 : 0;
+				resetBuffer(&buffer);
+				if (historyPosition > 0) copyCommandLine(&buffer, history[historyPosition - 1]);
 			break;
 			case KEY_BACKSPACE:
-				pop(cmd_string, &position, &len);
+				pop(&buffer);
+			break;
+			case KEY_F(1):
+				endwin();
+				for (int i = 0; i < 10; i ++) {
+					printf("%i (%i symbols): ", i, history[i].length);
+					for (int j = 0; j < history[i].length; j ++)
+					
+						printf("%c", history[i].string[j]);
+					printf("\n");
+				}
 			break;
 			default:
-				insert(cmd_string, ch, position, len);
+				insert(buffer.string, ch, buffer.position, buffer.length);
-				position ++;
+				buffer.position ++;
-				len ++;
+				buffer.length ++;
 			break;
 		}
+
 		clearScreen();
 		clearInput();
 		printContent(content);
-		printPrompt(cmd_string, len, position);
+		printPrompt(buffer, buffer.length);
-		refresh();
 
+		mvprintw(0, 0, "%i", historyPosition);
+		
+		refresh();
 	}
 	
 	endwin();