Keeps track of all files operated on in your bash sessions.
You can show recent files, select one and that file will be opened in editor.
works in gui and terminal environments and can be installed system wide or only for one user (locally).
- show recent files, lets you select one and open selected in editor
files - show recent files, whos path contains foo and lets you select one and open selected in editor
files foo - see this for more complex scenrios
files -h
env vars with examples
Note that some of these are set by the install script in your bashrc
- which editor to use
FILE_HIST_EDITOR=vim - how many files to display
FILE_HIST_RESULTS=25 - how many files to scan at most
FILE_HIST_MAX_SCANNED=-1 - where to store the history
FILE_HIST_FILE=/home/user/.file_history - gui or terminal mode?
FILE_HIST_MODE=gui
git clone https://github.com/vincemann/file-history
cd file-history
./install.sh gui|terminal local|system
This showcases how this tool could be combined using i3.
You could map a hotkey to executing files --action=clip --filter=popup.
This way when typing a command and you need a file to complete it, you can simply search for it in a popup and insert it:
The install script modifies your bashrc (either ~/.bashrc or /etc/bash.bashrc) and tracks each bash command,
by inserting a debug trap, that is executed each time you type a command.
The trap then executes a python script, that analyzes the command and current working directory.
Any files found are added to ~/.file_history or /opt/.file_history, depending on installation scope.
A backup of you bashrc is stored at ~/.file-history-backup/.