What happens to the history file in zsh?
In this case, if the history file was a symbolic link, the new file replaces the symbolic link. Otherwise zsh overwrites the existing file in place. Rather than point zsh to a symbolic link, set HISTFILE to wherever you want the history file to be.
What’s the difference between zsh history and FC-L?
In zsh, history is effectively (not actually) an alias for fc -l: see man zshbuiltins For the many history-related features, see man zshall. In bash, history is its own command whose syntax differs from fc -l See: man bash.
How to set histsize to Long Max in zsh?
Or if you do not think you will ever hit a problem with resource exhaustion you can just set HISTSIZE to LONG_MAX from limits.h: it is the maximum number HISTSIZE can have. Which explain the Gentoo solution: export HISTSIZE=2000 export HISTFILE=”$HOME/.history”
What happens if zsh opens a symbolic link?
How zsh opens the file, and therefore what happens if it is a symbolic link, depends on several options. If one of the options append_history (set by default), inc_append_history or share_history is set, or when the history is saved explicitly with fc -AI, zsh appends to the existing file.
Where are the input lines stored in zsh?
Zsh stores input lines (possibly with time information) in the file indicated by the variable HISTFILE. This should be an absolute file name (otherwise it will be interpreted relative to whatever directory is current at the time). Zsh has no built-in default value for HISTFILE.
Is there a preset for Oh my Zsh?
Oh-my-zsh comes with HISTFILE=.zhistory preset. So it looks like you tried zsh both with the default setup and with oh-my-zsh. Check your .zshrc (or the file dates) to see which one you’re currently using.
How can I get zsh to show the current path in?
Install it again, if you want to or read the following sections of the zsh manuals. Although OP is already using the ‘Agnoster’ theme, if you are not using a theme which shows the “working directory” as desired, then it may not show the path. You need to go into .zshrc and change the ZSH_THEME=”agnoster”.