perryflynn / lasth

Execute command from bash history

This script finds commands in bash history by a regular expression.

Basic usage

$ lasth.sh "^ssh "
Welcome to lasth. Checking for history entries that match "^ssh "

[001] ssh root@localhost -i test.key
[002] ssh [email protected]
[003] ssh [email protected]
[004] ssh [email protected] -L 8080:localhost:8080
[005] ssh [email protected] -p 2180
[006] ssh -i /cygdrive/d/private/uberspace_blechert [email protected]
[007] ssh [email protected]

Please choose [1-7]: 7

Run `ssh [email protected]`...

Verification code:
Password:

Installation

mkdir -p ~/bin/
cd ~/bin/
wget "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/perryflynn/lasth/master/lasth.sh" -O "lasth.sh"
chmod a+x "lasth.sh"

Extend your $PATH

In your ~/.bashrc:

export PATH="$PATH:~/bin/"

Using aliases

In your ~/.bashrc:

alias lastssh='lasth.sh "^ssh "'
alias lastcurl='lasth.sh "^curl "'
alias lastgit='lasth.sh "^git "'

Result:

$ lastssh
Welcome to lasth. Checking for history entries that match "^ssh "
[...]