If you work in the terminal a lot, you might enjoy
this neat productivity tip from an apparently anonymous user on GitHub who calls himself "Master Craftsman". You probably find yourself constantly going back in your shell history to re-run commands you've already typed. This isn't terrible in terms of productivity, but it would be great if you could have a more visual way of recognizing a command almost instantly.
The suggestion is to add some kind of emoji icon to a command that lets you see what it is at a glance. The author provides three examples:
: ✅; ./utils/check.sh
: ⚡; ./scripts/tag.py
: 📚; ./scripts/makedocs.sh
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Due to the syntax used before and after each command, the icons do nothing. They just serve as placeholders at the start of each line.
Not a bad suggestion for those who have to constantly reach for previously-run commands!
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