Is it possible to list all the commands ever typed in the terminal (or) pick a particular command from the log? I use the up arrow key to scroll through the commands but it is tedious to get back to a command that I typed a week ago. There should be an efficient way to do this.
The command is
history. It lists around 500 commands that you have recently typed. You can filter the most recent commands withhistory xwhere x is the number of commands you’d like to see. You can also usegrepalongside with the history command to search for a specific keyword. E.g.history | grep foo.And to use a command, you can use
!followed by the command number. E.g,!523will run the 523rd command you typed. And!!will execute the last command you typed (comes handy if you forgetsudo. You can justsudo !!instead of typing it all again.Just ‘history’? Cool! This will save me a lot of time. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome! You can also save more time by using
CTRL + Rand searching for the frequent command. Hitting it repeatedly cycles through your history from the bottom.CTRL + Sif you want to cycle from the top.
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