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Variables to control Bash History: | Variables to control Bash History: | ||
| − | * [[HISTSIZE]] | + | * [[HISTSIZE]] |
| − | * | + | * HISTFILE<ref><https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-HISTFILE</ref>: The default value is <code>~/[[.bash_history]]</code> |
* HISTFILESIZE | * HISTFILESIZE | ||
| − | * | + | * HISTTIMEFORMAT<ref>https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-HISTTIMEFORMAT</ref> |
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
| − | * | + | * Basic example: |
| − | :<code> | + | :<code>export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a'</code> |
* Advanced examples: | * Advanced examples: | ||
| − | ** <code>echo '[[export]] | + | **<code>echo '[[export]] HISTTIMEFORMAT="%d/%m/%y %T "' >> ~/.[[bash_profile]]</code><ref>https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-bash-history-display-date-time/</ref> |
**<code>export [[PROMPT_COMMAND]]='if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then echo "$(date "+%Y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S") $(pwd) $(history 1)" >> ~/.logs/bash-history-$(date "+%Y-%m-%d").log; fi'</code><ref>https://gist.github.com/NISH1001/bf2b713418b4e2ede8e6a7373b42c4c1</ref> | **<code>export [[PROMPT_COMMAND]]='if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then echo "$(date "+%Y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S") $(pwd) $(history 1)" >> ~/.logs/bash-history-$(date "+%Y-%m-%d").log; fi'</code><ref>https://gist.github.com/NISH1001/bf2b713418b4e2ede8e6a7373b42c4c1</ref> | ||
**Sending history to syslog (needs recompiling source): Bash also support syslog capabilities at compiling time<ref>https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/457107/sending-bash-history-to-syslog</ref> but it is not enabled by default in most distributions: https://github.com/bminor/bash/blob/d233b485e83c3a784b803fb894280773f16f2deb/config-top.h | **Sending history to syslog (needs recompiling source): Bash also support syslog capabilities at compiling time<ref>https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/457107/sending-bash-history-to-syslog</ref> but it is not enabled by default in most distributions: https://github.com/bminor/bash/blob/d233b485e83c3a784b803fb894280773f16f2deb/config-top.h | ||
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== Other terms == | == Other terms == | ||
| − | * <code>[[set -o history | + | * <code>[[set]] -o history</code> |
* <code>[[docker history]]</code> | * <code>[[docker history]]</code> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * | + | * <code>[[acct]]</code> |
| − | * | + | * [[fc]] |
* {{Bash}} | * {{Bash}} | ||
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