The bash command history shows the previously used commands. By default, the history is saved in memory per session and can be saved to a file for later sessions. We will explore ways to show, search and modify the history in this blog post. I use RHEL and Debian-based Linux distributions and bash in this blog post as a reference. Configuration # I want to start with ways to configure the behavior of the bash history. The configuration of the history can be changed in the bash startup file. T...
