On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 23:45 +0000, Oliver Lupton wrote: > On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:17:59 +0000 > Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I rely on .bash_history alot to remind me what command syntax to use - I > > don't scroll back thro the history with the up button, I just grep the > > .bash_history file for the command I want to run. > > > > This used to work until recently when I found that the .bash_history had > > been transformed into a data file, instead of the ASCII text that I was > > used to. > > > > I don't know what caused this. But I deleted the file and carried on. > > For a while the .bash_history file returned as ASCII text, but now it's > > happened again. > > > > What am I doing wrong? --snip-- > Try using the 'history' command instead, grep it by piping it: > > history | grep mycommand
Or save yourself some typing and just use Ctrl-R. If the first result isn't the one you're looking for just push Ctrl-R again for each additional match. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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