Managing Your History Links

6.1. Overview of the Epiphany History System

Epiphany collects history information about locations that are visited by you. This information is stored in a database and can then be accessed later.

As you type in the location bar of the main window, Epiphany searches for matches in the title or address of the locations stored in the history and the bookmark databases. Matches are shown in a list below the location bar.

You can manage history by opening the history window. This window allows you to search the history, and delete locations you do not want to revisit later.

Figure 4 shows the history window.

Figure 4History window

6.2. To Select History Links

Select Go ▸ History to open the history window. You can search for history links, open history links in a new window or a new tab, or delete history from the database.

6.3. To Open a History Link in a New Window or Tab

To open a history link in a new window perform the following steps:
  1. Select the history link that you want to open.
  2. Choose File ▸ Open in New Window. Alternatively, choose Open in New Window from the context menu of the history link.
To Open a history link in a new tab perform the following steps:
  1. Select the history link that you want to open.
  2. Choose File ▸ Open in New Tab. Alternatively, choose Open in New Tab from the context menu of the history link.

6.4. To Delete a History Link

To delete a history link perform the following steps:

  1. Select the history link that you want to delete.
  2. Choose Edit ▸ Delete. Alternatively, choose Delete from the context menu of the history link.

6.5. To Search Your History Links

You can type into the search entry in the history window. In case any matches are found in the history database, they are shown in a list below. These matches can then be opened in a new window, a new tab or the link address can be copied for pasting in any other application.

Alternatively, anything you enter in the address entry of the Epiphany window is matched against the history database, and shown in a drop down list alongwith other matches from the bookmarks database.

6.6. To Copy the Address of a History Link

To copy the address of a history link perform the following steps:

  1. Select the history link.
  2. Choose Edit ▸ Copy Address. Alternatively, choose Copy Address from context menu of the history link.

6.7. To Create a Bookmark from a History Link

To create a bookmark from a history link perform the following steps:

  1. Select the history link.
  2. Choose File ▸ Add Bookmark.... Alternatively, choose Add Bookmark... from the context menu of the history link.

For more information on bookmarks, see Section 5.1 ― Overview of the Epiphany Bookmarks System.