Terminal : How to list previous commands?

concoran · 03-08-2008, 04:07 PM

Folks,

In a Terminal : How to list previous commands? More importantly, is it possible to put them in a file?

mrclisdue · 03-08-2008, 04:21 PM

to view previous commands:

$ history

to create a file:

$ history >> filename

edit: of course, it already exists in a file - .bash_history

cheers,

vaalu · 03-08-2008, 04:23 PM

it is simple..
type "history" to list the previous commands..
history > output
typing that in the terminal will save the output to a file
also the script command is a useful one to record the terminal activities

type script in the terminal the moment from which you want the activities recorde.then when you are done just type exit.and you will find a file named typesdript in the home directory..that will do

Emerson · 03-08-2008, 05:05 PM

To re-use previous commands type a few letters from beginning and tap Page-Up. Depending how long is your history - usually 1000 lines - it makes life real easy.

concoran · 03-08-2008, 05:41 PM

Thanks folks. It works.