Re: .bash_history

From: Oliver Lupton (oliverlupton_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/21/05

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    On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:17:59 +0000
    Adam Hardy <adam.ant@cyberspaceroad.com> wrote:

    > I rely on .bash_history alot to remind me what command syntax to use - I
    > don't scroll back thro the history with the up button, I just grep the
    > .bash_history file for the command I want to run.
    >
    > This used to work until recently when I found that the .bash_history had
    > been transformed into a data file, instead of the ASCII text that I was
    > used to.
    >
    > I don't know what caused this. But I deleted the file and carried on.
    > For a while the .bash_history file returned as ASCII text, but now it's
    > happened again.
    >
    > What am I doing wrong?
    >
    >
    > Thanks
    > Adam
    >
    >

    Try using the 'history' command instead, grep it by piping it:

    history | grep mycommand

    HTH

    -ol 

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