On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:17:59 +0000 Adam Hardy <adam.ant@cyberspaceroad.com> wrote: > I rely on .bash_history alot to remind me what command syntax to use - I > don't scroll back thro the history with the up button, I just grep the > .bash_history file for the command I want to run. > > This used to work until recently when I found that the .bash_history had > been transformed into a data file, instead of the ASCII text that I was > used to. > > I don't know what caused this. But I deleted the file and carried on. > For a while the .bash_history file returned as ASCII text, but now it's > happened again. > > What am I doing wrong? > > > Thanks > Adam > > Try using the 'history' command instead, grep it by piping it: history | grep mycommand HTH -ol -- I will live forever, or die trying.
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