save - Command History Manager

save is a powerful command-line tool that helps developers track, manage, and reuse their shell commands with additional context and organization features. It's designed to be a more intelligent alternative to basic shell history, offering tagging, searching, and analytics capabilities.

🚀 Quick Install

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or higher
• Git
• Make (for Unix/Linux/macOS)

One-Line Installation

Linux/macOS

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/t-rhex/save-go/main/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell)

# Run as administrator
Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/t-rhex/save-go/main/install.ps1')

Manual Installation

1. Clone and Build:

git clone https://github.com/t-rhex/save-go.git
cd save-go

2. Choose Installation Method:

Unix/Linux/macOS:

User Installation (Recommended, no sudo required):

make user-install

System-wide Installation (Requires sudo):

make install

Windows:

# Build
go build -o save.exe

# Copy to a directory in your PATH (e.g., %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\save)
$installPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\save"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $installPath
Copy-Item save.exe -Destination "$installPath\save.exe"

# Add to PATH if not already there
$userPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")
if ($userPath -notlike "*$installPath*") {
    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$userPath;$installPath", "User")
}

3. Add to Shell (if using user installation):

Unix/Linux/macOS:

# For Bash
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo '[[ -f ~/.bash_completion.d/save ]] && . ~/.bash_completion.d/save' >> ~/.bashrc

# For Zsh
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'fpath=(~/.zsh/completion $fpath)' >> ~/.zshrc

Windows (PowerShell):

# Add to PowerShell profile
if (!(Test-Path $PROFILE)) { New-Item -Type File -Force $PROFILE }
Add-Content $PROFILE "`$env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User')"

# Setup completion
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Completions"
save --generate-completion powershell > "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Completions\save.ps1"

4. Reload Shell:

Unix/Linux/macOS:

source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc for Zsh

Windows:

# Reload PATH
$env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")

🚀 Quick Start

# Save and run a command
save 'echo "Hello World"'

# Save with tags and description
save --tag docker,prod --desc 'Start services' 'docker-compose up'

# List recent commands
save --list

# Search commands
save --search "docker"

📚 Features

Core Features

• ✨ Command execution and storage with metadata
• 📁 Only successful commands are saved
• 📁 Directory context tracking
• 🏷️ Tagging system
• 📝 Interactive command mode
• 📝 Command descriptions
• ⭐ Favorite commands
• 🔄 Command rerunning
• 📊 Usage statistics
• 💾 Backup and restore functionality
• 🛠️ Data integrity verification
• 🔄 Command duplication prevention

Advanced Features

• 🔗 Command chains with dependencies
• ⚡ Parallel execution support
• 🎯 Conditional execution
• ⏰ Time-based execution
• 🔄 Undo support
• 📈 Analytics and insights
• 🔍 Similar command detection

Interactive Mode

# Enter interactive mode
save --interactive
# or
save -i

# Available commands in interactive mode:
help              # Show help message
exit              # Exit interactive mode
clear             # Clear the screen
list              # List recent commands
tags              # Show available tags

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Command Management

# Save with current directory
save --dir 'npm start'

# Add tags to existing command
save --add-tags 42 git,prod

# Mark as favorite
save --favorite 42

# Edit command interactively
save --interactive-edit 42

# List favorite commands
save --list-favorites

Backup and Restore

# Create backup
save --backup

# List available backups
save --list-backups

# Restore from backup
save --restore backup-20240321-123456.json

# Verify data integrity
save --verify

Command Chains

# Create deployment chain
save --create-chain 'deploy' 'Deploy to prod' steps.json deps.json

# Run chain
save --run-chain 1

# Run chain ignoring errors
save --run-chain 1 --continue-on-error

Search and Analytics

# Search by tag
save --filter-tag docker

# View statistics
save --stats

# Export history
save --export history.json

⚙️ Configuration

Default Paths

• Config: ~/.config/save/config.json
• History: ~/.save_history.json
• Backups: ~/.config/save/backups/
• Completions:
  • Bash: ~/.bash_completion.d/save
  • Zsh: ~/.zsh/completion/_save

Environment Variables

SAVE_CONFIG_PATH   # Custom config file location
SAVE_HISTORY_PATH  # Custom history file location
SAVE_NO_COLOR      # Disable color output
SAVE_BACKUP_PATH   # Custom backup directory location

Unix/Linux:

• Config: ~/.config/save/config.json
• History: ~/.save_history.json
• Backups: ~/.config/save/backups/
• Completions:
  • Bash: ~/.bash_completion.d/save
  • Zsh: ~/.zsh/completion/_save

Windows:

User Installation (Default):

• Binary: %USERPROFILE%\bin\save.exe
• Config: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\save\config.json
• History: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\save\history.json
• Completions: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Completions\save.ps1

System Installation:

• Binary: C:\Program Files\save\save.exe
• Config: C:\ProgramData\save\config.json
• History: C:\ProgramData\save\history.json

🔄 Updates

Unix/Linux/macOS:

# Update to latest version
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/t-rhex/save-go/main/install.sh | bash

Windows:

# Update to latest version
# Run as administrator for system-wide installation
Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/t-rhex/save-go/main/install.ps1')

# Or for user installation
$InstallType = "user"
Invoke-Expression (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/t-rhex/save-go/main/install.ps1')

🐛 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Command not found

# Add to PATH
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

2. No shell completion

# Reload shell completion
source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc for Zsh

3. Permission denied

# Fix permissions
chmod +x $HOME/.local/bin/save

4. Duplicate commands

# Use --dir flag to save same command in different directory context
save --dir 'npm start'

# Or use --rerun to execute existing command
save --rerun <command_id>

5. Command not found on Windows

# Add to PATH for current session
$env:Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User')

# Or permanently add to PATH
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable(
    "Path",
    [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User") + ";$env:USERPROFILE\bin",
    "User"
)

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Inspired by shell history management tools
• Built with Go's robust standard library
• Community feedback and contributions

📬 Support

• 🐛 Report Bug
• 💡 Request Feature
• 📧 Email Support