How can I expand a relative path at the command line, with tab completion?
In bash is there any way to expand a relative path into an absolute path, perhaps with tab completion?
command-history
Export Command History into a Shell Script
Often I have complicated installation procedures to follow,
like having to build dependencies for buildtools, to build dependencies for the application I wish to install from source.
How do I clear the Gnome terminal history?
When we use clear command or Ctrl+L in terminal, it clears terminal but we can still scroll back to view the last used commands. Is there a way to completely clear the terminal?
How do I open an incognito bash session?
Is it possible to open an incognito session in bash?
How does !! work in bash?
Very useful when you forget a sudo at the beginning of your command, !! acts like an alias of the previous command. Example :
Finding command execution time in hindsight
I’ve just executed a long-running process from the bash prompt. In hindsight, I wish I’d run time on it, or noted down the time at which I kicked it off.
Can I easily search my history across many screen windows?
My current screen session has 12 open windows on it. It’s been running for weeks… I know I executed an ImageMagick convert command in one of these 12 screen windows sometime last week… is there any way I can easily search through the Bash history of all 12 instances, without closing them or running history | grep convert in all 12 screens?
bash history for current session
Maybe I’m overlooking something but is there a way to get your current bash history for the current session you are using like
Why shouldn’t someone use passwords in the command line?
Why do people fear writing passwords in the command line?
Keep only successful commands in BASH history
Sometimes I misunderstand the syntax of a command: