Shared command history

• US 10,742,583 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2017
• Issued: 08/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Tipke, Joel
• Primary Examiner(s): Eskandarnia, Arvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ling, Chhian (Amy)
• Application Number:
  US15/445,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20180248828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for providing a shared command history. In one aspect, a shared command history is enabled for performing at least one process using a command line interface. One or more commands entered in the command line interface may be sent to a shared storage location. One or more commands stored in the shared storage location and executed using at least another command line interface may be received. The shared command history may be displayed in the command line interface. In one example, the shared command history includes at least the one or more received commands.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to at least;

enable a shared command history for performing at least one process using a command line interface;

send one or more first commands entered in the command line interface to a shared storage location;

receive one or more second commands stored in the shared storage location and executed using at least another command line interface; and

display the shared command history in the command line interface, wherein the shared command history includes at least the one or more second commands, and where at least one of the one or more first commands is different than at least one of the one or more second commands.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the shared command history is enabled when an initial command is received in the command line interface.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the initial command includes at least one of a switch and a parameter.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the shared command history is displayed in the command line interface when a review command is received in the command line interface.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more second commands stored in the shared storage location include commands sent from at least the another command line interface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more second commands included in the shared command history include shared commands based on a team.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more second commands included in the shared command history include shared commands based on a project.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more second commands included in the shared command history include shared commands based on a customer.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the shared storage location includes at least one of a file share, database, cloud service and local storage.

10. A computer-implemented method for providing a shared command history, the method comprising:

receiving an initial command in a command line interface that activates the shared command history;

subsequent to receiving the initial command, sending one or more commands entered in the command line interface to a shared storage location;

receiving a review command in a command line of the command line interface that when executed enables viewing of the shared command history; and

displaying the shared command history in the command line interface, wherein the shared command history includes at least one or more commands executed using a plurality of command line interfaces.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of command line interfaces includes at least the command line interface and another command line interface.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of command line interfaces includes at least two command line interfaces other than the command line interface.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the command line interface is configured to perform at least one process using one or more commands.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the at least one process is an administrative task.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 further comprising sending the one or more commands to a standard history location.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising receiving one or more commands stored in the shared storage location for display in the shared command history.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the one or more commands stored in the shared storage location include commands sent from the plurality of command line interfaces.

18. A computing apparatus comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

a command line interface embodied at least in part in program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media and comprising;

a first command line indicated by a first visual prompt through which to receive an initial command for enabling a shared command history;

a second command line indicated by a second visual prompt through which to receive a review command for viewing the shared command history; and

a shared command history window through which to, in response to receiving the review command for viewing the shared command history, display at least one or more commands executed using another command line interface.

19. The computing apparatus of claim 18, wherein the command line interface is a scripting utility.

20. The computing apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more commands are stored in a shared storage location.