---
title: "Learn Linux in 180s - history command"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/learn-linux-in-180s---history-command-hirqfxfpo
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e2oYpEKrXE
type: video:youtube
source: "David Bombal"
published: 2026-06-16T20:20:43.125Z
updated: 2026-06-16T20:20:56.170Z
tags: ["linux", "cli", "bash"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 4
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Learn Linux in 180s - history command

**[David Bombal](https://daily.dev/sources/davidbombal)** · 2 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A quick beginner's guide to the Linux `history` command, covering how to view past commands, rerun them using `!<number>`, perform reverse search with Ctrl+R, and use `sudo !!` to rerun the last command with elevated privileges.

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