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Where do I find the command history in zsh?
Can I safely make these files symbolic links to another location? (e.g. a git repository to keep track of changes to the history) Zsh stores input lines (possibly with time information) in the file indicated by the variable HISTFILE.
How to output zsh command time after long commands?
Plugin that output time: xx after long commands and export ZSH_COMMAND_TIME variable for usage in your scripts. It similar builin feature REPORTTIME, but it outputs only if user + system time >= REPORTTIME in config. For example:
How does zsh append history to existing file?
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. Note that even under these settings, zsh occasionally overwrite the file as described below to trim it down to size.
How to show a timestamp in Bash history?
Set the Bash history to show a timestamp for your command history (for the current terminal session only) by using this command: HISTTIMEFORMAT=”%F %T “. This command is only for this session, so you can see how it looks and optionally configure the date and time format (see below). Now type history and you should see timestamp for your Bash
What is the default value for histfile in zsh?
Zsh has no built-in default value for HISTFILE. The zsh distribution comes with a setup wizard for new users which has the value ~/.histfile built in, so this is what zsh users get by default. Oh-my-zsh comes with HISTFILE=.zhistory preset.
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.