HSTR

Easily view, navigate and search your command history with shell history TUI suggest box for bash and zsh.

Description

Are you looking for a command that you used recently? Do you want to avoid the need to write long commands over and over again? Are you looking for a tool that is able to manage your favorite commands?

HSTR (HiSToRy) is a command line utility that brings improved bash/zsh command completion from the history. It aims to make completion easier and more efficient than Ctrl-r.

HSTR can also manage your command history (for instance you can remove commands that are obsolete or contain a piece of sensitive information) or bookmark your favorite commands.

Packages

Installation

Install:

• Ubuntu
• Debian
• Mint
• Fedora
• CentOS
• RHEL
• Scientific Linux
• openSUSE
• Gentoo
• Alpine Linux
• Arch
• Manjaro Linux
• FreeBSD
• Slackware Linux
• Void Linux
• Milis Linux
• Haiku OS
• macOS
• nix package manager
• Guix package manager
• MPR package manager

Build:

• build on any Linux distro
• build snap
• build on Ubuntu
• build on Debian
• build on Fedora
• build on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
• build on Cygwin
• build on macOS

Tarball:

• build and install tarball

Check also packages for Linux and Unix.

Configuration

Configure HSTR just by running:

# bash
hstr --show-bash-configuration >> ~/.bashrc

# zsh
hstr --show-zsh-configuration >> ~/.zshrc

For detailed HSTR configuration documentation please refer to Configuration.

Tips

Troubleshooting:

• Commands chosen in HSTR are not inserted to terminal

Tips and tricks:

• How to hide commands from your history
• How to use command tags for fast lookup
• How to curate your favorite commands

In the News

Read about HSTR in:

• LinuxMagazine
• UbuntuGeek
• DebianAdmin
• Tuxdiary
• Softpedia
• OSTechNix

Documentation

Check man page:

man hstr

User videos: Zack, Dvorka, Yayuuu, and Yu-Jie Lin.

Bugs

https://github.com/dvorka/hstr/issues