Hakeem Almidan

terminal

Stop Arrowing Up So Much In Terminal; Search Instead! (Linux/Unix)

Problem Do you ever NOT feel like re-writing a command that you wrote some N commands ago? I do! Arrowing up and focusing until you reach what you want can be annoying for an efficient programmer. Although it usually only takes a couple of seconds, it still adds up. Plus, you don’t want to waste your brainpower on such a task (unless you like doing it). One of the best pieces of advice I heard when I first started programming is: