diff --git a/tools/shell/src/shellAuto.c b/tools/shell/src/shellAuto.c
index 8d980ba653..e7dfd45c60 100644
--- a/tools/shell/src/shellAuto.c
+++ b/tools/shell/src/shellAuto.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void shellClearScreen(int32_t ecmd_pos, int32_t cursor_pos);
 void shellGetPrevCharSize(const char* str, int32_t pos, int32_t* size, int32_t* width);
 void shellShowOnScreen(SShellCmd* cmd);
 void shellInsertChar(SShellCmd* cmd, char* c, int size);
+void shellInsertStr(SShellCmd* cmd, char* str, int size);
 bool appendAfterSelect(TAOS* con, SShellCmd* cmd, char* p, int32_t len);
 
 typedef struct SAutoPtr {
@@ -1099,7 +1100,7 @@ void printScreen(TAOS* con, SShellCmd* cmd, SWords* match) {
   }
 
   // insert new
-  shellInsertChar(cmd, (char*)str, strLen);
+  shellInsertStr(cmd, (char*)str, strLen);
 }
 
 // main key press tab , matched return true else false
@@ -1220,7 +1221,7 @@ bool fillWithType(TAOS* con, SShellCmd* cmd, char* pre, int type) {
 
   // show
   int count = strlen(part);
-  shellInsertChar(cmd, part, count);
+  shellInsertStr(cmd, part, count);
   cntDel = count;  // next press tab delete current append count
 
   taosMemoryFree(str);
@@ -1247,7 +1248,7 @@ bool fillTableName(TAOS* con, SShellCmd* cmd, char* pre) {
 
   // show
   int count = strlen(part);
-  shellInsertChar(cmd, part, count);
+  shellInsertStr(cmd, part, count);
   cntDel = count;  // next press tab delete current append count
 
   taosMemoryFree(str);
@@ -1371,7 +1372,7 @@ bool appendAfterSelect(TAOS* con, SShellCmd* cmd, char* sql, int32_t len) {
     bool fieldEnd = fieldsInputEnd(p);
     // check fields input end then insert from keyword
     if (fieldEnd && p[len - 1] == ' ') {
-      shellInsertChar(cmd, "from", 4);
+      shellInsertStr(cmd, "from", 4);
       taosMemoryFree(p);
       return true;
     }
@@ -1569,7 +1570,7 @@ bool matchOther(TAOS* con, SShellCmd* cmd) {
   if (p[len - 1] == '\\') {
     // append '\G'
     char a[] = "G;";
-    shellInsertChar(cmd, a, 2);
+    shellInsertStr(cmd, a, 2);
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/shell/src/shellCommand.c b/tools/shell/src/shellCommand.c
index 047aeb5b95..29aea21d54 100644
--- a/tools/shell/src/shellCommand.c
+++ b/tools/shell/src/shellCommand.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void           shellClearScreen(int32_t ecmd_pos, int32_t cursor_pos);
 void           shellShowOnScreen(SShellCmd *cmd);
 void           shellGetPrevCharSize(const char *str, int32_t pos, int32_t *size, int32_t *width);
 void           shellInsertChar(SShellCmd *cmd, char *c, int size);
+void           shellInsertString(SShellCmd *cmd, char *str, int size);
 
 int32_t shellCountPrefixOnes(uint8_t c) {
   uint8_t mask = 127;
@@ -114,6 +115,27 @@ void shellInsertChar(SShellCmd *cmd, char *c, int32_t size) {
 #endif
 }
 
+// insert string . count is str char count
+void shellInsertStr(SShellCmd *cmd, char *str, int32_t size) {
+  shellClearScreen(cmd->endOffset + PSIZE, cmd->screenOffset + PSIZE);
+  /* update the buffer */
+  memmove(cmd->command + cmd->cursorOffset + size, cmd->command + cmd->cursorOffset,
+          cmd->commandSize - cmd->cursorOffset);
+  memcpy(cmd->command + cmd->cursorOffset, str, size);
+  /* update the values */
+  cmd->commandSize += size;
+  cmd->cursorOffset += size;
+  cmd->screenOffset += size;
+  cmd->endOffset += size;
+
+  // set string end
+  cmd->command[cmd->commandSize] = 0;
+#ifdef WINDOWS
+#else
+  shellShowOnScreen(cmd);
+#endif
+}
+
 void shellBackspaceChar(SShellCmd *cmd) {
   assert(cmd->cursorOffset <= cmd->commandSize && cmd->endOffset >= cmd->screenOffset);