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Read all of the terminal command history in OS X

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2

It would be great to access all my commands run in terminal on OS X so I can review and use as a running reminder sheet.

I'm using Reverse-I-Search prompt, and have updated my .bash_profile to store all of my history as mentioned here on Mactoids: How to search Terminal command history.

1. Start Terminal.



2. 
   

   Navigate to the Home folder by entering:

   
   
   

   cd ~/
   
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Create .bash_profile by entering:

   
   
   

   touch .bash_profile
   
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Now, either edit .bash_profile in your favorite text editor or type this in the Terminal window to automatically open the file in the default TextEdit:

   
   
   

   open -e .bash_profile
   
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Lastly, add this to the .bash_profile file:

   
   
   

   HISTFILESIZE=1000000000 HISTSIZE=1000000
   
   

   
   



6. Save and exit.

Do you have any ideas how I could access in order to output the terminal command history in OS X?

macos terminal

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edited Feb 29 '16 at 6:45

karel

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asked Jul 10 '11 at 21:25

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  I presume you've read man bash, so you should know that the history is stored in the file ~/.bash_history. What else do you need to know, can you clarify?
  
  – nobody
  Jul 10 '11 at 21:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, because I new the 'man' command existed then read the manual found the answer and decided to ask the question above just for the fun of it. Thanks fideli for quick, clear and unpretentious answer.
  
  – Cameron McGrane
  Jul 11 '11 at 1:15
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

8

2

It would be great to access all my commands run in terminal on OS X so I can review and use as a running reminder sheet.

I'm using Reverse-I-Search prompt, and have updated my .bash_profile to store all of my history as mentioned here on Mactoids: How to search Terminal command history.

1. Start Terminal.



2. 
   

   Navigate to the Home folder by entering:

   
   
   

   cd ~/
   
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Create .bash_profile by entering:

   
   
   

   touch .bash_profile
   
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Now, either edit .bash_profile in your favorite text editor or type this in the Terminal window to automatically open the file in the default TextEdit:

   
   
   

   open -e .bash_profile
   
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Lastly, add this to the .bash_profile file:

   
   
   

   HISTFILESIZE=1000000000 HISTSIZE=1000000
   
   

   
   



6. Save and exit.

Do you have any ideas how I could access in order to output the terminal command history in OS X?

macos terminal

share|improve this question

edited Feb 29 '16 at 6:45

karel

9,27293139

asked Jul 10 '11 at 21:25

Cameron McGraneCameron McGrane

150115

migrated from stackoverflow.com Jul 10 '11 at 23:11

This question came from our site for professional and enthusiast programmers.

• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I presume you've read man bash, so you should know that the history is stored in the file ~/.bash_history. What else do you need to know, can you clarify?
  
  – nobody
  Jul 10 '11 at 21:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, because I new the 'man' command existed then read the manual found the answer and decided to ask the question above just for the fun of it. Thanks fideli for quick, clear and unpretentious answer.
  
  – Cameron McGrane
  Jul 11 '11 at 1:15
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

It would be great to access all my commands run in terminal on OS X so I can review and use as a running reminder sheet.

I'm using Reverse-I-Search prompt, and have updated my .bash_profile to store all of my history as mentioned here on Mactoids: How to search Terminal command history.

1. Start Terminal.



2. 
   

   Navigate to the Home folder by entering:

   
   
   

   cd ~/
   
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Create .bash_profile by entering:

   
   
   

   touch .bash_profile
   
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Now, either edit .bash_profile in your favorite text editor or type this in the Terminal window to automatically open the file in the default TextEdit:

   
   
   

   open -e .bash_profile
   
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Lastly, add this to the .bash_profile file:

   
   
   

   HISTFILESIZE=1000000000 HISTSIZE=1000000
   
   

   
   



6. Save and exit.

Do you have any ideas how I could access in order to output the terminal command history in OS X?

macos terminal

share|improve this question

edited Feb 29 '16 at 6:45

karel

9,27293139

asked Jul 10 '11 at 21:25

Cameron McGraneCameron McGrane

150115

share|improve this question

edited Feb 29 '16 at 6:45

karel

9,27293139

asked Jul 10 '11 at 21:25

Cameron McGraneCameron McGrane

150115

share|improve this question

edited Feb 29 '16 at 6:45

karel

9,27293139

asked Jul 10 '11 at 21:25

Cameron McGraneCameron McGrane

150115

edited Feb 29 '16 at 6:45

karel

9,27293139

edited Feb 29 '16 at 6:45

karel

9,27293139

asked Jul 10 '11 at 21:25

Cameron McGraneCameron McGrane

150115

asked Jul 10 '11 at 21:25

Cameron McGraneCameron McGrane

150115

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All of your history is stored in ~/.bash_history, where both reverse-i-search and the up/down keys use. That file is regularly pruned, but if you followed the guide in your link, the .bash_history file will practically never be pruned.

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answered Jul 10 '11 at 23:19

fidelifideli

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In case you still need a fix for this, here's how I did mine. With this, I can SAVE AND ACCESS history across all tabs (i.e. if you enter a command on one tab, then open a new tab and press up, it will suggest the command you just entered in the previous tab)

You'll need 2 things: 1. Enter this command in your terminal to make sure histappend is turned on:

shopt -s histappend && shopt histappend

2. You'll also need to know where your history commands are being stored.

My history files are stored in ~/.bash_sessions so that's what my code will reflect. If yours are stored in ~/.bash_history, or another directory, just swap that for ~/.bash_sessions when we source it into our bash_profile.

Once you've figured that out, open your bash_profile and add the following code:

source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history        #<--sources prev sessions through your bash_profile. If you don't use ~/.bash_sessions to store your history, replace it with whatever you use (i.e. source ~/.bash_history/*.history



export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:erasedups #<-- auto-erases duplicates in your history

export HISTSIZE=1000                    #<-- assigns # of results to return

export HISTFILESIZE=100000              #<-- assigns # of results to store in your .bash_history

shopt -s histappend                     #<-- appends & saves history throughout all tabs



export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -c; history -r; $PROMPT_COMMAND"  <--appends history from all tabs, clears & uses appended history file as current  

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 29 '16 at 5:27

sharpharpsharpharp

112

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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  be aware that running source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history executes all the commands
  
  – panchicore
  Mar 21 '18 at 8:08
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

Personally, I would prefer to do it in a simpler way and print everything, instead of checking the latest session which doesn't cover all Terminal windows and all commands.

Get a full history

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat *.historynew *.history

If you want to sort by session date

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat `ls -tr *.historynew *.history`

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

Laimis LaimisonLaimis Laimison

214

add a comment | 

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All of your history is stored in ~/.bash_history, where both reverse-i-search and the up/down keys use. That file is regularly pruned, but if you followed the guide in your link, the .bash_history file will practically never be pruned.

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '11 at 23:19

fidelifideli

13.2k12942

add a comment | 

6

All of your history is stored in ~/.bash_history, where both reverse-i-search and the up/down keys use. That file is regularly pruned, but if you followed the guide in your link, the .bash_history file will practically never be pruned.

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '11 at 23:19

fidelifideli

13.2k12942

add a comment | 

All of your history is stored in ~/.bash_history, where both reverse-i-search and the up/down keys use. That file is regularly pruned, but if you followed the guide in your link, the .bash_history file will practically never be pruned.

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '11 at 23:19

fidelifideli

13.2k12942

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 10 '11 at 23:19

fidelifideli

13.2k12942

answered Jul 10 '11 at 23:19

fidelifideli

13.2k12942

answered Jul 10 '11 at 23:19

fidelifideli

13.2k12942

1

In case you still need a fix for this, here's how I did mine. With this, I can SAVE AND ACCESS history across all tabs (i.e. if you enter a command on one tab, then open a new tab and press up, it will suggest the command you just entered in the previous tab)

You'll need 2 things: 1. Enter this command in your terminal to make sure histappend is turned on:

shopt -s histappend && shopt histappend

2. You'll also need to know where your history commands are being stored.

My history files are stored in ~/.bash_sessions so that's what my code will reflect. If yours are stored in ~/.bash_history, or another directory, just swap that for ~/.bash_sessions when we source it into our bash_profile.

Once you've figured that out, open your bash_profile and add the following code:

source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history        #<--sources prev sessions through your bash_profile. If you don't use ~/.bash_sessions to store your history, replace it with whatever you use (i.e. source ~/.bash_history/*.history



export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:erasedups #<-- auto-erases duplicates in your history

export HISTSIZE=1000                    #<-- assigns # of results to return

export HISTFILESIZE=100000              #<-- assigns # of results to store in your .bash_history

shopt -s histappend                     #<-- appends & saves history throughout all tabs



export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -c; history -r; $PROMPT_COMMAND"  <--appends history from all tabs, clears & uses appended history file as current  

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 29 '16 at 5:27

sharpharpsharpharp

112

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  be aware that running source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history executes all the commands
  
  – panchicore
  Mar 21 '18 at 8:08
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

In case you still need a fix for this, here's how I did mine. With this, I can SAVE AND ACCESS history across all tabs (i.e. if you enter a command on one tab, then open a new tab and press up, it will suggest the command you just entered in the previous tab)

You'll need 2 things: 1. Enter this command in your terminal to make sure histappend is turned on:

shopt -s histappend && shopt histappend

2. You'll also need to know where your history commands are being stored.

My history files are stored in ~/.bash_sessions so that's what my code will reflect. If yours are stored in ~/.bash_history, or another directory, just swap that for ~/.bash_sessions when we source it into our bash_profile.

Once you've figured that out, open your bash_profile and add the following code:

source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history        #<--sources prev sessions through your bash_profile. If you don't use ~/.bash_sessions to store your history, replace it with whatever you use (i.e. source ~/.bash_history/*.history



export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:erasedups #<-- auto-erases duplicates in your history

export HISTSIZE=1000                    #<-- assigns # of results to return

export HISTFILESIZE=100000              #<-- assigns # of results to store in your .bash_history

shopt -s histappend                     #<-- appends & saves history throughout all tabs



export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -c; history -r; $PROMPT_COMMAND"  <--appends history from all tabs, clears & uses appended history file as current  

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 29 '16 at 5:27

sharpharpsharpharp

112

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  be aware that running source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history executes all the commands
  
  – panchicore
  Mar 21 '18 at 8:08
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

In case you still need a fix for this, here's how I did mine. With this, I can SAVE AND ACCESS history across all tabs (i.e. if you enter a command on one tab, then open a new tab and press up, it will suggest the command you just entered in the previous tab)

You'll need 2 things: 1. Enter this command in your terminal to make sure histappend is turned on:

shopt -s histappend && shopt histappend

2. You'll also need to know where your history commands are being stored.

My history files are stored in ~/.bash_sessions so that's what my code will reflect. If yours are stored in ~/.bash_history, or another directory, just swap that for ~/.bash_sessions when we source it into our bash_profile.

Once you've figured that out, open your bash_profile and add the following code:

source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history        #<--sources prev sessions through your bash_profile. If you don't use ~/.bash_sessions to store your history, replace it with whatever you use (i.e. source ~/.bash_history/*.history



export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:erasedups #<-- auto-erases duplicates in your history

export HISTSIZE=1000                    #<-- assigns # of results to return

export HISTFILESIZE=100000              #<-- assigns # of results to store in your .bash_history

shopt -s histappend                     #<-- appends & saves history throughout all tabs



export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -c; history -r; $PROMPT_COMMAND"  <--appends history from all tabs, clears & uses appended history file as current  

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 29 '16 at 5:27

sharpharpsharpharp

112

shopt -s histappend && shopt histappend

source ~/.bash_sessions/*.history        #<--sources prev sessions through your bash_profile. If you don't use ~/.bash_sessions to store your history, replace it with whatever you use (i.e. source ~/.bash_history/*.history



export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:erasedups #<-- auto-erases duplicates in your history

export HISTSIZE=1000                    #<-- assigns # of results to return

export HISTFILESIZE=100000              #<-- assigns # of results to store in your .bash_history

shopt -s histappend                     #<-- appends & saves history throughout all tabs



export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -c; history -r; $PROMPT_COMMAND"  <--appends history from all tabs, clears & uses appended history file as current  

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 29 '16 at 5:27

sharpharpsharpharp

112

answered Feb 29 '16 at 5:27

sharpharpsharpharp

112

answered Feb 29 '16 at 5:27

sharpharpsharpharp

112

0

Personally, I would prefer to do it in a simpler way and print everything, instead of checking the latest session which doesn't cover all Terminal windows and all commands.

Get a full history

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat *.historynew *.history

If you want to sort by session date

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat `ls -tr *.historynew *.history`

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

Laimis LaimisonLaimis Laimison

214

add a comment | 

0

Personally, I would prefer to do it in a simpler way and print everything, instead of checking the latest session which doesn't cover all Terminal windows and all commands.

Get a full history

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat *.historynew *.history

If you want to sort by session date

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat `ls -tr *.historynew *.history`

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

Laimis LaimisonLaimis Laimison

214

add a comment | 

Personally, I would prefer to do it in a simpler way and print everything, instead of checking the latest session which doesn't cover all Terminal windows and all commands.

Get a full history

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat *.historynew *.history

If you want to sort by session date

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat `ls -tr *.historynew *.history`

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

Laimis LaimisonLaimis Laimison

214

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat *.historynew *.history

cd ~/.bash_sessions

cat `ls -tr *.historynew *.history`

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

Laimis LaimisonLaimis Laimison

214

answered 8 hours ago

Laimis LaimisonLaimis Laimison

214

answered 8 hours ago

Laimis LaimisonLaimis Laimison

214