hstr/README.md

hstr

BASH History Suggest Box - check video

DESCRIPTION

A command line utility that brings improved BASH command completion from the history. It aims to make completion easier and faster than Ctrl-R.

UBUNTU INSTALLATION

• install hh on Ubuntu (12.10/13.04/13.10):

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ultradvorka/ppa

  sudo apt-get update

  sudo apt-get install hh

• Configure hh:

  `hh --show-configuration >> ~/.bashrc`
  

DOWNLOAD

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

SOURCE CODE INSTALLATION

• download distribution (project Releases section), expand the archive and install hh:

  ./configure && make && make install

• Configure hh:

  `hh --show-configuration >> ~/.bashrc`
  

MAC OS

• install MacPorts:

  http://www.macports.org

• configure using:

  env CFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include -I/usr/include" LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib -L/usr/lib" ./configure

• finish the installation

  make && make install

• Configure hh:

  `hh --show-configuration >> ~/.bashrc`
  

CONFIGURATION EXPLANATION

• appending of the in memory history (instead of overwriting it) to .bash_history:

  shopt -s histappend

• flushing and realoading of .bash_history in order to ensure that it is in sync with memory:

  export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -n; ${PROMPT_COMMAND}"

• binding of hh to a BASH key (e.g. to Ctrl-R):

  bind '"\C-r": "\C-ahh \C-j"'

  Ctrl-F12 would be:

  bind '"\e[24;5~":"\C-ahh \C-j"'

  To determine the character sequence emitted by a pressed key in terminal, type CTRL-v and then press the key. Check your current bindings using:

  bind -S

BUGS

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