HSTR doesn't work on a new installation

23 September 2023, 15:40:33

There's a nice bash history application to ease searching through it, called hstr.

You can compile it yourself (though involves some sources editing) or build via AUR here (easy and straightforward).

The thing is that I CAN use it on my older Artix installation, but not on a NEW one which I installed today on another machine:

When I select some command from history and press Enter - nothing happens and I return to the console like the command was executed (but it wasn't actually).

The configs are the same everywhere.

I just cannot figure it out why such a tiny and easy program doesn't work on a newer installation.

Any ideas?

TIA

P.S. I've tried even other methods like unpacking Debian and Void linux packages. All in vain. The same situation.

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SOLVED:

Sorry, it was a kernel issue. I'm using an older one on the first machine, so the program worked okay.

But somewhere in kernels 6.2.x and higher some new feature was introduced. I had to enable this:

dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti = 1

in /usr/lib/sysctl.d/

Now it's fine.

Re: HSTR doesn't work on a new installation

Reply #1 – 01 March 2025, 07:50:33

Normally do not necro post but I just had to say thanks for the solution that worked for me too that I found in a google search on this problem you had as I did. Without the sysctl setting enabled the hstr did not work for me as user it only echoed the selection to standard out in the shell a real PITA, strangely enough it did as root though. Oh and now I notice the edit date posted on my birthday two years ago a late present for me, whoopie!!!