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10th April 2024 - Link Blog

Shell History Is Your Best Productivity Tool (via) Martin Heinz drops a wealth of knowledge about ways to configure zsh (the default shell on macOS these days) to get better utility from your shell history.

Posted 10th April 2024 at 11:17 pm

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