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Life & fun · August 13, 2018

HSTR – easily view, navigate, search and manage your shell history

Bash and Zsh shell history TUI suggest box - easily view, navigate, search and manage your command history. - dvorka/hstr

HSTR – easily view, navigate, search and manage your shell history launched on August 13, 2018 with 33 votes, #816 of 2,619 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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In plain words

HSTR is a command-line tool that helps developers view, navigate, search, and manage their shell history. It lets users easily access previously executed commands without manually scrolling through logs or remembering exact syntax. The tool is designed for anyone who regularly works in terminal environments and wants to work more efficiently with command history. It's available on GitHub for users who want to streamline their workflow.

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