http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Sat, 25 May 2013 20:42:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/#comment-553691 Improve Command Line History Search with These .inputrc Modifications Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:59:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=12445#comment-553691 [...] discussed other ways of printing and searching through past command history before but this is perhaps the best option [...] [...] discussed other ways of printing and searching through past command history before but this is perhaps the best option [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/#comment-537117 Keep Track of Defaults Write Commands Used in Mac OS X Automatically Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:57:29 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=12445#comment-537117 [...] commands from the terminal, you already know how hard it can be to keep track of them. Sure you can query command history for specific command syntax, and you can always use grep to find executed defaults commands, but [...] [...] commands from the terminal, you already know how hard it can be to keep track of them. Sure you can query command history for specific command syntax, and you can always use grep to find executed defaults commands, but [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/#comment-465543 How to Clear Command Line History Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:28:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=12445#comment-465543 [...] to be quite useful before, whether it’s for discovering your most frequently used commands, dumping history and searching it to find specific past commands, listing all defaults commands used, or whatever else. That said, [...] [...] to be quite useful before, whether it’s for discovering your most frequently used commands, dumping history and searching it to find specific past commands, listing all defaults commands used, or whatever else. That said, [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/#comment-445872 List Your 15 Most Used Terminal Commands Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:12:21 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=12445#comment-445872 [...] history command is a useful way to find specific commands that have been used in the past, and it can also be used to discover what your personal most used [...] [...] history command is a useful way to find specific commands that have been used in the past, and it can also be used to discover what your personal most used [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/#comment-327362 See All Previously Used Defaults Commands in Mac OS X Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:29:22 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=12445#comment-327362 [...] touched on this concept before in a past post about the history command, but focusing on defaults commands is useful enough to deserve individual recognition. [...] [...] touched on this concept before in a past post about the history command, but focusing on defaults commands is useful enough to deserve individual recognition. [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/#comment-170198 Change the default event length in iCal Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:46:29 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=12445#comment-170198 [...] If you’ve forgotten what defaults write commands you’ve used recently, check out this tip to query your command history. [...] [...] If you’ve forgotten what defaults write commands you’ve used recently, check out this tip to query your command history. [...]

]]> http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/06/print-and-query-command-history-to-find-past-commands/#comment-168089 piet Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:03:17 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=12445#comment-168089 If using bash, Ctrl-r will let you do a reverse search of your history narrowing it down as you type. Once you find it you can press "Enter" to run it or Ctrl-j to retrieve it and allow you to edit it. Fun times. If using bash, Ctrl-r will let you do a reverse search of your history narrowing it down as you type. Once you find it you can press “Enter” to run it or Ctrl-j to retrieve it and allow you to edit it. Fun times.

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