.bash_histoty

gerrynix gerrynix at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 21 16:25:52 UTC 2005


--- Jeff Kinz <jkinz at kinz.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 10:06:40AM -0600, Scott Mertens wrote:
> > Is the .bash_history file a FIFO type file?  I want to save some of the
> > commands I have used so I don't forget them. I just want to be sure the
> > file is not completely overwritten once it reaches it's capacity.  Along
> > that line, is it possible to increase the number of commands it
> 
> yes, you can increase the size of the file.
> 
> Make a copy of the file ~/.bash_history and put it somewhere first
> 
> The, in ~/.bash_profile put :
> 
> HISTFILE="${HOME}/.bash_history"
> HISTSIZE=100000
> HISTFILESIZE=100000
> 
> then logout and log back in (OR - source this file in
> every environment you have active or activate from now until 
> you do logout and log back in, the first way is easier)
> 
> PS, you don't have to make it 100000.  You can make it bigger or
> smaller.
>
> -- 
> Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.

> You may also be interested in the script command for saving
part of, or an entire login session.
--
Nix

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