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How do I save my command history?
If you ever need to save a history of the commands you typed in a Command Prompt window, you can do it by running the doskey /history command and routing its output to a text file. (You could also just run the doskey /history command and copy/paste text to another application, of course.)
Which command is used to repeat the last command?
Method 5 – Using CTRL+p and CTRL+o: Is there any way to repeat a last command by simply pressing a particular key(s) in my Keyboard? Yes, of course! Press CTRL+P to switch to the last command, and then press CTRL+O to execute it.
How do I set my history size?
Increase Bash History Size Increase HISTSIZE – the number of commands to remember in the command history (the default value is 500). Increase HISTFILESIZE – the maximum number of lines contained in the history file (the default value is 500).
How to execute a command without keeping it in history?
You can start your session with export HISTFILE=/dev/null ;history -d $ (history 1) then proceed with your sneaky doings. Setting the histfile to /dev/null will be logged to the history file, yet this entry will be readily deleted and no traces (at least in the history file) will be shown.
How to control the history file in Bash?
Control Bash History HISTCONTROL is a colon-separated list of values controlling how commands are saved in the history file. 6. Ignore Specific Commands HISTIGNORE is a colon-separated list of patterns used to decide which command lines should be saved in the history file.
How can I see the last 10 commands in history?
To see a certain number of commands, you can pass a number to history on the command line. For example, to see the last 10 commands you’ve used, type the following: history 10. You can achieve the same result if you pipe history through the tail command. To do so, type the following: history | tail -n 10.
How to reuse a command from the history list?
If you want to reuse a command from the history list, type an exclamation point (!), and the number of the command with no spaces in-between. For example, to repeat command number 37, you would type this command: !37