diff --git a/src/history_stats_0.py b/src/history_stats_0.py
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+#!/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+
+    history = {}
+    hist_conf = os.path.expanduser("~/.bash_history")
+    with open(hist_conf) as hfile:
+        for line in hfile:
+            if line[0] != "#":
+                items = line.split()
+                if len(items) > 0:
+                    cmd = line.split()[0]
+
+                    if cmd in history:
+                        history[cmd] += 1
+                    else:
+                        history[cmd] = 1
+
+    stats = []
+    for cmd in history:
+        stats.append( (history[cmd],cmd) )
+
+    sort = sorted(stats, reverse=True)
+
+    for count,cmd in sort[0:20]:
+        print(count,"\t",cmd)