Julia EvansAug 8, 2023

what helps people get comfortable on the command line? https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/08/08/what-helps-people-get-comfortable-on-the-command-line-/

Would love more stories of things that helped you in the last ~5 years!

(as usual, no need to reply if you don’t remember, or if you’ve been using the command line comfortably for 15 years — this question isn’t for you :) )

What helps people get comfortable on the command line?

What helps people get comfortable on the command line?

Julia Evans
Show threadTheodor René CarlsenAug 8, 2023
@b0rk 1. Fuzzy search history (like fzf)
2. Recently I've actually started using copilot CLI. Actually convenient for tasks I do not do as often. "?? grep hidden files"
Show threadJulia EvansAug 8, 2023
@theodorc how do you use fzf? a lot of people have mentioned it but I've never quite understood how people are actually using it in practice
Show threadTheodor René Carlsen
@b0rk just a replacement for Ctrl+r backward search. It's the method that introduced me to fzf. I think it's part of the install that you can add the keybinding. Probably something "history | fzf" but I'm not sure. :/
Aug 8, 2023 at 4:05pmWeb
Show threadJulia EvansAug 8, 2023
@theodorc cool TIL!