Name

history — global

Synopsis

history [number-of-lines]
no history

Configures

History buffer size

Default

10 lines

Description

This command enables the user interface’s history mechanism. A history is a listing of commands that have been executed in the current session. This command is stored in the router’s configuration and applies to all user sessions. number-of-lines is the size of the history buffer and must be in the range of 0-256. If omitted, the buffer size is set to the default value.

Use the no version of this command to disable the history mechanism; use the show history command to view the current history buffer. If you want to activate a history buffer only for your current session, use the command terminal history.

Example

Router# history 255
Router# no history
Router# show history

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