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May 7, 2008 1:35 PM
Assuming that's not a new computer -- you should juice up your history a bit.
Add the following to your .bashrc :
export HISTSIZE=20000
export HISTFILESIZE=20000
export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%FT%T "
It'll greatly increase the size of your .bash_history file, giving you access to a much longer history.
Also, the time format, indicating *when* you did things, is useful too. top