Programming with GNU History

http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/history.html#SEC6

Interfacing programs you write with GNU History library for better command line interface experience!

Programming with GNU Readline

Don't write your own command line interface; use GNU Readline!

http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/readline.html#SEC23

This is exactly what you're looking for for better command line interface, including completion, line editing, interactive history manipulation and more ...!

And for using these libraries, you need to install it in your linux environment. Try install libreadline-dev 5 and 6!