omg >$ CTRL-R<specialthing>

I could kiss you.. this alone is amazing!

!?specialthing?

If you are feeling brave

http://atuin.sh adds a database to store history in and a custom app to use for lookup with added modes to help with searching.

Yes indeed, it is very fun to discover this if you don't know it already, it expands your understanding of your shell life immensely, doesn't it?