Back-search your bash history with CTRL+R
The search works reverse-chronologically (so the most recent command is matched first) and you can keep hitting CTRL+R to find older matches. It's like the up arrow on steroids. Wonder how much time I'd have saved had I known this five years sooner...
Written by Andy Wild
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