If I type history command, I can view only 1000 lines. I want to view more than that. It will be nice If I can view all commands typed between certain dates or months.
Is this possible? If so, how to do this?
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If I type history command, I can view only 1000 lines. I want to view more than that. It will be nice If I can view all commands typed between certain dates or months.
Is this possible? If so, how to do this?
You want to set the bash variables
HISTSIZEandHISTFILESIZEin your.bashrc.HISTSIZEdetermines how many comands are retained in history.HISTFILESIZEdetermines how many lines of history are stored in the file in which they are persisted, usually.bash_history.