in /etc/profile i found: HISTFILE="$HOME/.history"
all of my bash history is all there. Now, How did it get changed?
eric
eric clover wrote:
>
> great, the list is back up :)
>
> david, where can i find these variables? and how do i set them back?
>
> eric
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> eric clover wrote:
>
> >hello,
> >what would cause the .bash_history to stop logging? the file is there but
> >the timestamp has a date of dec 25 00:03. hurmmm
>
> Hmm ... off the top of my head, the following conditions would cause
> ..bash_history to not be modified: a) not logging in; b) changing the
> shell to something other than bash; c) changing the HISTFILE variable;
> d) a value of * for HISTIGNORE; e) HISTCONTROL=ignorespace and you
> habitually space before typing a command.
>
> Or maybe something's really broken. =-)
>
> - -d
>
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> David Talkington
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