ddworken/hishtory

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3114 stars · 73 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

hiSHtory is a CLI tool that replaces your shell history with a richer, context-aware version storing the working directory, exit code, hostname, and timestamps for every command. History is stored locally, end-to-end encrypted, and synced across machines, with powerful query syntax and a Ctrl+R fuzzy search interface.

Use cases

• find a complex command I ran on another machine
• search shell history by directory, hostname, or exit code
• sync bash/zsh/fish history across all my computers
• query shell history by date range
• redact accidentally recorded commands from history
• replace ctrl-r with a better history search

When to choose

• you work across multiple machines and want unified shell history
• you need context (cwd, exit code, timestamp) for past commands
• you want encrypted syncing of shell history
• you use bash, zsh, or fish and want better Ctrl+R

When to avoid

• you only use one machine and are happy with built-in history
• you prefer fully offline tools with no sync service dependency
• you use shells other than bash/zsh/fish

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

search-engine cli developer-tools cryptography developer-tools privacy cli cross-platform shell-history bash zsh fish end-to-end-encryption sync terminal command-line linux macos

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