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SPACEIO ~ LINUX Command of the Day #7
history | grep: find the command you ran last week
You ran that command last week. What was it?
history | grep ssh
What it does
history lists the commands you've typed. Pipe it into grep to search it. Press Ctrl+R to search as you type.
Why it matters
Admins and investigators read command history to see what happened on a machine. It is also a place passwords end up when typed by mistake.
Try it
Run it and find the oldest command you can. Share what you found in the community.