autocomplete from history in terminal (in linux mint)

create a file .inputrc

in your home directory and put there
"\e[A": history-search-backward
"\e[B": history-search-forward
set show-all-if-ambiguous on
set completion-ignore-case on
TAB: menu-complete



Restart your terminal.

How you can autocomplete from history using Up and down keys.

source http://osxdaily.com/2013/04/24/improve-command-line-history-search/