A better way to navigate/search your CLI history – McFly
Written by Stefan Judis
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I just added a new CLI tool to my dotfiles, and I think you're going to love it.
Many people use ctrl + r (reverse search) to navigate and search their shell history. I never liked this shell functionality because it's very barebones and not intuitive. McFly replaces this command and makes finding past commands a breeze!
Here's how it looks like! 👇
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