[SOLVED] No bash_history after bashrc setup in LFS

EDDY1 · 11-13-2012, 04:06 AM

I finished installing LFS & started BLFS after moving on to Bash Shell Startup Files I have no bash history on reboot.
Bash history allows me to remember what I did last, how do I get it back?

I looked at /etc/profile script & noticed a line that may have affected bash_history, can someone correct me if I'm wrong?

Code:

# Set the initial path export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin  if [ $EUID -eq 0 ] ; then         pathappend /sbin:/usr/sbin         unset HISTFILE fi

Is it s simple as changing unset to set?

druuna · 11-13-2012, 04:14 AM

This part:

Code:

if [ $EUID -eq 0 ] ; then
        pathappend /sbin:/usr/sbin
        unset HISTFILE
fi

is only done when the user is root, normal users shouldn't be influenced by it.

Remove the bold part if you want root to have a history file.

PS: This from the bash man page:

Quote:

HISTFILE
The name of the file in which command history is saved (see HIS‐
TORY below). The default value is ~/.bash_history. If unset,
the command history is not saved when an interactive shell
exits.

EDDY1 · 11-13-2012, 04:35 AM

Thank you I changed to set & it brought back history but still wasn't saving unless in chroot environment, not in console

druuna · 11-13-2012, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDY1

Thank you I changed to set & it brought back history but still wasn't saving unless in chroot environment, not in console

Once you finish LFS you shouldn't be using the chrooted environment. Boot into you finished LFS and work from there.

Assuming all the bash startup files are in place and do not have any typo's: You do realize that the history is written to file when you end your session (ctrl-d/exit)?

BTW: I would remove the unset line (as mentioned before) and not change it to set HISTFILE.

EDDY1 · 11-13-2012, 05:08 AM

Yes I understand that I'm not supposed to be in chroot environment, but it was necessary to get my network operational, now that network, gpm & links is working I can proceed with getting everything else running.

EDDY1 · 11-13-2012, 05:19 AM

Yes Ctrl-d does work thank you