When using HISTTIMEFORMAT and a timestamp which is out of range bash seems to segfault. I've tested this with bash version 4.3.30(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) on Debian 8 stable.
Here is how to reproduce: * Change (or add) a timestamp in .bash_history to: #999999999999999999 * Start a new bash shell * Run the following commands: export HISTTIMEFORMAT="[%F %T] " history When history gets executed bash segfaults. -- Rens Hordijk