How do I search my history?

antiDerivative · #1 (**permalink**) 06-24-2005

Hi,

I'm using secure shell, ssh.
How do I search for specific words in my history?

For instance, I want to search for a command I made a few days ago.
I can't get to the command with my arrow keys.
Let's say I want to find a command containing the word dapl.

Thanks,
Jillian

jnsimpson02 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-24-2005

you can always do this:

history | grep "dapl"

....it also depends on the size of your history buffer.

jnsimpson02

koleon · #3 (**permalink**) 06-25-2005

How long does the history offer?and how to set

sysera · #4 (**permalink**) 06-25-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by koleon

How long does the history offer?and how to set

Not sure what the default is but I crank mine up by adding:
HISTSIZE=2048

To my .profile file. It should be in your users home directory.

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