On 5 Nov 2013 22:59, "Simon Greenwood" <sfgreenw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> >> Cheers, guys, maybe you're right, I might need to up my game a bit in the Shell script stakes at least (and with aliases). >> >> To answer the question of why I need so much history - I forget stuff! >> >> I'd never be a programmer (I reckon) as I forget things - the command history is a reminder of the syntax I've used previously - it's also a reminder of what I've actually done - like a paper trail. As I am learning the commands and their syntax, the history is creating a document of my learning, in a way. An example was in setting up a VPN and installing some CMSes purely with the command line - I look up the syntax for SCP and stuff but forget it when I've not used it for a while . So next time I want to set up a new SQL database I can look at my history to help me do it again without researching it all over again. Also, I get in the zone sometimes - looking up stuff and learning etc - so I can't remember how I got there even!! >> >> Maybe I should just install Webmin!! >> >> ;) >> >> PS This is my first (brave) attempt at inline posting - I hope it formats well. >> >> Thanks again for your tips though!! >> > > In that case you'd be much better off keeping a Google document with the things that you need to remember pasted into it. Easier to search too. >
You do know how to search the history without opening the file in an editor, don't you? Otherwise even 1000 commands is too many! CTRL-R will start an interactive search in reverse, so as you type more characters from the command you're looking for it will search further back. And using an exclamation mark followed by some characters will repeat the last command starting with those characters, e.g. !ls will repeat the last directory list command. Search through the bash man page for "history expansion" to find lots more shortcuts. Neil
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