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What's a handy terminal command you use often? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Not a command as much as I press the up arrow a lot. I'm.pretty lazy and hitting the up arrow 12 times is easier then retyping a complex rsync command.

[–] waggz@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you ever use ctrl+r ?

[–] hit_the_rails@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

...I do now!

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Install the fzf integration for ctrl+r fuzzy finding through your entire shell history:

https://thevaluable.dev/fzf-shell-integration/

[–] hit_the_rails@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks friend, will do!

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