The .history file in Linux – whether ~/.bash_history, ~/.zsh_history or ~/.history – provides ways to track and reuse commands that you have recently run. This post suggests how you might make good ...

Some people use this variable to keep their history file nice and tidy, by removing the commands that they’re unlikely to bother recalling, such as ls, fg or exit. Another good tip comes from this ...

The Terminal app in macOS keeps track of recent commands you've used so you can reuse them at a later time. Here's how to clear Terminal's command history. When you type commands and press return in ...

Remember that one command that solved your problem? Was it cat, less, more, wc or something else? When we’re at the terminal, we can issue dozens of commands to solve a problem and in the background ...

Brien takes a look at what's new with Microsoft's next Command Prompt and explains why you should be excited. The Command Prompt has been a part of Windows since the very beginning, and remains one of ...

With the Terminal in macOS, you can save lots of time and type less by using the command history functions built into the Terminal shell. The shell keeps a record of the commands you run, and you can ...

The Linux command line is a text interface to your computer. Also known as shell, terminal, console, command prompts and many others, is a computer program intended to interpret commands. Allows users ...