And here's a command that tries to fix up a mistake after you type it. Like this one, it's also named like what you might say afterwards. https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck
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Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
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Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#42Some people seem to be unaware of apropos too (old text based cli tool). $ apropos network interfaces (5) - network interface configuration for ifup and ifdown aseqnet (1) - ALSA sequencer connectors over network byteorder (3) - convert values between host and network byte order ctstat (8) - unified linux network statistics
I'm aware of apropos, but I usually forget how the command is named. edit: I forget how apropos is named.
I used to have a hard time remembering apropos because I assumed 'apropos' was some sort of unixy mincing of another word or abbreviation or something, and I couldn't figure out what it meant. You know, like 'mkdir' means "MaKe DIRectory"
But it turns out apropos is just a regular word. Once I learned this, I haven't had any more trouble with it.
apropos : Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#43I have a simpler solution. The use case is not precisely the same, but for many scenarios, it's effectively the same.
Simply, like many, I have bash set up to record commands in .bash_history. I have it flush all the time, so .bash_history is always current.
# keep persistent bash history across sessions
export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a;history -n'
export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
shopt -s histappend
file=/tmp/work.$$
cat ~/.bash_history ~/.unique_bash | grep -v findcmd | sort -u > $file
mv $file ~/.unique_bash
for var in "$@"
do
cmd="| grep \"$var\" $cmd"
done
cmd="cat ~/.unique_bash $cmd"
eval $cmd
$ findcmd curl json
It won't let me do something I don't know, but it make my memory much, much longer.
And, yea, I admit there have been instances where I've completely forgotten the command, and had to head back to the web. But when I've done that, I can hit my history and see how I used it.
If, sometimes, a "bad command", a command done wrong, too many of the same thing, just lingers, I can go edit it out. But most of the time I don't bother.
Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#44i usually just put commands that I know I'm going to use again in a text file so I can reference them later.
Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#45Hey guys, I've created a really small tool that converts natural language into terminal commands using GPT3. To my chagrin, I seem to have a pathological inability to remember commands so I'm hoping this may help others suffering from such a terrible affliction.
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Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#46I have a simpler solution. The use case is not precisely the same, but for many scenarios, it's effectively the same. Simply, like many, I have bash set up to record commands in .bash_history. I have it flush all the time, so .bash_history is always current. # keep persistent bash history across sessions export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a;history -n' export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups shopt -s histappend Next, I have a sim…
Thank you! You just improved my workflow and that does not happen every day. A spin I think I might add is to output all commands that do not result in standard error to a separate history file. .bash_history_no_error or something like that.
Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm aware of apropos, but I usually forget how the command is named. edit: I forget how apropos is named.
I used to have a hard time remembering apropos because I assumed 'apropos' was some sort of unixy mincing of another word or abbreviation or something, and I couldn't figure out what it meant. You know, like 'mkdir' means "MaKe DIRectory" But it turns out apropos is just a regular word. Once I learned this, I haven't had any more trouble with it. apropos : Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. https://en.wiktionary.…
Ohh I always thought "apropos" was from the French expression "à propos (de)... " which means "about". I naïvely believed that the person who coded this command must be French.
Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#48I have a simpler solution. The use case is not precisely the same, but for many scenarios, it's effectively the same. Simply, like many, I have bash set up to record commands in .bash_history. I have it flush all the time, so .bash_history is always current. # keep persistent bash history across sessions export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a;history -n' export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups shopt -s histappend Next, I have a sim…
You might enjoy the fzf (fuzzy finder) tool configured for your shell's history search keybinding (most likely Ctrl+R). I can't elaborate at the moment, but essentially you type Ctrl+R, start typing roughly what you want and fzf searches your shell history based on what you typed. It works extremely well for me. Based on what you described, fzf Ctrl+R should be your workflow on steroids.
Link: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
In particular, shell key bindings for fzf: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#key-bindings-for-command-lin...
Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#49compgen -c
Re: Show HN: Oh-heck, a terminal command for when you forget other terminal commands
#50howdoi works great: https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi
Most frequently, it looks up the first stackoverflow answer and prints it.