you can cycle through your command history

Assets/Scripts/Player Controls/interact.gd

@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 			
 			KEY_ENTER:
 				terminal.EnterCommand()
+			
+			KEY_UP:
+				terminal.NavigateHistory(1)
+		
+			KEY_DOWN:
+				terminal.NavigateHistory(-1)
 		
 		if event.unicode > 31:
 			var character = char(event.unicode)

Assets/Scripts/UI/terminal/terminal_controls.gd

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class_name TerminalControls
 @onready var scroll: ScrollContainer = $MarginContainer/ScrollContainer
 @export var terminalLine: RichTextLabel 
 
+var terminalHistory: Array[String] = []
+var historyIndex: int = -1
+
 var command: String
 var directory: String = "~/"
 var fileSystem: Dictionary = {
@@ -63,6 +66,10 @@ func EnterCommand() -> void:
 	
 	if historyContainer.get_child_count() <24:
 		CreateHistoryEntry(fullText)
+		
+	if userInput != "":
+		terminalHistory.append(userInput)
+	historyIndex = 0
 	
 	match parts[0]:
 		"ls", "list":
@@ -117,6 +124,19 @@ func EnterCommand() -> void:
 	GetBottomScroll()
 
 # --- History and FileSystem Helpers ---
+
+func NavigateHistory(direction: int):
+	if terminalHistory.is_empty():
+		return
+		
+	historyIndex += direction
+	historyIndex = clamp(historyIndex, 0, terminalHistory.size() - 1)
+	
+	var historyCommand = terminalHistory[historyIndex]
+	
+	terminalLine.text = "user@work "+ directory + " " + historyCommand
+	UpdateCaretPos()
+
 func CreateHistoryEntry(content: String) -> void:
 
 	var rtl = RichTextLabel.new()
@@ -130,6 +150,9 @@ func CreateHistoryEntry(content: String) -> void:
 	historyContainer.add_child(rtl)
 	historyContainer.move_child(rtl, historyContainer.get_child_count() - 2)
 	
+	
+	
+	
 func ResolvePath(current: String, target: String) -> String:
 	if target.begins_with("~/"):
 		return target if target.ends_with("/") else target + "/"