Comments on: Shell history stats http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/04/10/shell-history-stats/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:55:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ToddT http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/04/10/shell-history-stats/#comment-3151 ToddT Wed, 14 May 2008 13:51:35 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1057#comment-3151 pretty vanilla: 129 ls 101 cd 98 smart #Smart package manager 28 service 28 mount 26 tail 25 vi 25 less 23 exit 22 find pretty vanilla:
129 ls
101 cd
98 smart #Smart package manager
28 service
28 mount
26 tail
25 vi
25 less
23 exit
22 find

]]> By: Hooper http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/04/10/shell-history-stats/#comment-3140 Hooper Wed, 07 May 2008 04:41:57 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1057#comment-3140 Hmm, what to make of this? 707 ls 378 cd 337 stg (stacked git; a program to manage patches on top of git) 286 vim 258 git (git distributed SCM) 221 grep 202 less 200 exit 176 svn (subversion SCM) 164 hg (Mercurial distributed SCM) 151 mutt 148 ssh 103 cvs (CVS SCM) 89 find 83 man 77 cat 67 make 59 diff 53 rm 48 pushd Hmm, what to make of this?

707 ls
378 cd
337 stg (stacked git; a program to manage patches on top of git)
286 vim
258 git (git distributed SCM)
221 grep
202 less
200 exit
176 svn (subversion SCM)
164 hg (Mercurial distributed SCM)
151 mutt
148 ssh
103 cvs (CVS SCM)
89 find
83 man
77 cat
67 make
59 diff
53 rm
48 pushd

]]> By: TimC http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/04/10/shell-history-stats/#comment-3071 TimC Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:40:06 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1057#comment-3071 From my perpetual never truncated history list: > awk '{a[$1]++ } END{for(i in a){print a[i] " " i}}' ~/.bash_fullhistory | sort -rn|head -n 32 5809 l #alias for ls -lA --color=auto 3279 sudo 2442 cd 1191 less 1118 cat #a crappier version of `less' 1063 ps 1055 grep 969 fg 802 cvs 731 man 615 dpkg 553 wget 531 apt-cache 528 opfloat #an overly complicated perl script that is a commandline calculator 499 mvi #an alias to mv -i that I install on all my systems, so that I don't get into the habit of relying on any machine having "mv" aliases to "mv -i". On my own systems, "mv" gets aliased to something that beeps on the terminal and tells me I'm an idiot. When I log into someone elses machine, I run "mvi", and it comes back with "bash: mvi: command not found", and then I redo the command with "mv -i", carefully. 465 killall 459 slrn #is that where all my day goes? 459 locate 439 for 435 g #escapes the arguments and passes them to a browser to open google 415 ( #Go away, before I replace you with a very small shell script 399 cvscolordiff #I like colors. I like diffing cvs repositories 375 sync 373 pico #I can't explain this one. Invoking pico more often than my script which connects to a running xemacs process. My only excuse is that I have window manager bindings to connect to xemacs, and I never close buffers, so I just have to C-x b to them. 371 rmi 301 bg 290 l- #My fingers mess up the space and dash in "l -tr" etc all the time, so rather than fixing my fingers, I defined a function "l-" to run ls -lA --color=auto -"$@" 287 .. #aliased to the obvious 285 find 244 df From my perpetual never truncated history list:

> awk ‘{a[$1]++ } END{for(i in a){print a[i] ” ” i}}’ ~/.bash_fullhistory | sort -rn|head -n 32
5809 l #alias for ls -lA –color=auto
3279 sudo
2442 cd
1191 less
1118 cat #a crappier version of `less’
1063 ps
1055 grep
969 fg
802 cvs
731 man
615 dpkg
553 wget
531 apt-cache
528 opfloat #an overly complicated perl script that is a commandline calculator
499 mvi #an alias to mv -i that I install on all my systems, so that I don’t get into the habit of relying on any machine having “mv” aliases to “mv -i”. On my own systems, “mv” gets aliased to something that beeps on the terminal and tells me I’m an idiot. When I log into someone elses machine, I run “mvi”, and it comes back with “bash: mvi: command not found”, and then I redo the command with “mv -i”, carefully.
465 killall
459 slrn #is that where all my day goes?
459 locate
439 for
435 g #escapes the arguments and passes them to a browser to open google
415 ( #Go away, before I replace you with a very small shell script
399 cvscolordiff #I like colors. I like diffing cvs repositories
375 sync
373 pico #I can’t explain this one. Invoking pico more often than my script which connects to a running xemacs process. My only excuse is that I have window manager bindings to connect to xemacs, and I never close buffers, so I just have to C-x b to them.
371 rmi
301 bg
290 l- #My fingers mess up the space and dash in “l -tr” etc all the time, so rather than fixing my fingers, I defined a function “l-” to run ls -lA –color=auto -”$@”
287 .. #aliased to the obvious
285 find
244 df

]]> By: matthew http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/04/10/shell-history-stats/#comment-3063 matthew Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:30:47 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1057#comment-3063 I'll join in the fun... 166 sudo 63 cd 62 ls 41 clear 22 rm 10 ssh 9 fglrxinfo 8 tar 7 rsync 7 man I posted it on my blog, too, with a link. http://matthewhelmke.net/index.php/2008/04/10/49-shell-history I’ll join in the fun…

166 sudo
63 cd
62 ls
41 clear
22 rm
10 ssh
9 fglrxinfo
8 tar
7 rsync
7 man

I posted it on my blog, too, with a link. http://matthewhelmke.net/index.php/2008/04/10/49-shell-history

]]> By: Ole http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/04/10/shell-history-stats/#comment-3062 Ole Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:37:57 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/?p=1057#comment-3062 Too much to type: $ history | awk '{ print $2 }' | wf -s | head :-) Too much to type:

$ history | awk ‘{ print $2 }’ | wf -s | head

:-)

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