Name
history
Synopsis
history [count] history [options]
Print commands in the history list or manage the history file. With no options or arguments, display the history list with command numbers. With a count argument, print only that number of the most recent commands.
Options
- -a
Append new history lines (those executed since the beginning of the session) to the history file.
- -c
Clear the history list (remove all entries).
- -d position
Delete the history item at position position.
- -n
Read unread history lines from the history file into the history list.
- -p argument ...
Perform history substitution on each argument, printing the results to standard output. The results are not saved in the history list. Each argument must be quoted.
- -r
Read the history file and replace the history list with its contents.
- -s argument ...
Store the arguments in the history list as a single entry.
- -w
Write the current history list to the history file, overwriting the file.
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