[ubuntu-uk] 1000 commands

[Alan Jenkins]

There is no problem with keeping a lengthy history per se, just
sometimes those commands are often variations on the same thing in
which case you may be better off creating scripts and aliases to save
yourself time and effort. Always seek quicker and easier ways to do
things as it makes your life easier and means you can spend the saved
time working on other cool things or having fun.

On 6 Nov 2013, at 20:16, Avi Greenbury <lists at avi.co> wrote:

> Alan Jenkins wrote:
>> Shell scripts and aliases are the way to go for common commands. What on
>> earth are you using more than a 1000 commands in your history for? I
>> recommend making yourself aliases and scripts for your most used commands
>> which you should be able to discern from your history file.
>
> I expect my shell to do things that make life easier for me, which
> includes keeping all the commands I run relatively frequently in its
> history rather than making me specifically configure it so. What's the
> issue with keeping a lengthy history?
>
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