hstr

bash and zsh shell history suggest box - easily view, navigate, search and manage your command history.

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HSTR

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Easily view, navigate and search your command history with shell history suggest box for bash and zsh.

Shell History Suggest Box

Description

Are you looking for a command that you used recently? Do you want to avoid the need to write long commands over and over again? Are you looking for a tool that is able to manage your favorite commands?

HSTR (HiSToRy) is a command line utility that brings improved bash/zsh command completion from the history. It aims to make completion easier and more efficient than Ctrl-r.

HSTR can also manage your command history (for instance you can remove commands that are obsolete or contain a piece of sensitive information) or bookmark your favorite commands.

Installation

Install:

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Configuration

Configure HSTR just by running:

# bash
hstr --show-bash-configuration >> ~/.bashrc

# zsh
hstr --show-zsh-configuration >> ~/.zshrc

For detailed HSTR configuration documentation please refer to Configuration.

In the News

Read about HSTR in LinuxMagazine, UbuntuGeek, DebianAdmin, Tuxdiary, Softpedia and OSTechNix.

Documentation

Check man page:

man hstr

User videos: Zack, Dvorka and Yu-Jie Lin.

Bugs

https://github.com/dvorka/hstr/issues