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# history
> Command-line history.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Bash-History-Builtins.html>.
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- Display the commands history list with line numbers:
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`history`
- Display the last 20 commands (in Zsh it displays all commands starting from the 20th):
`history {{20}}`
- Display history with timestamps in different formats (only available in Zsh):
`history -{{d|f|i|E}}`
- [c]lear the commands history list (only for current Bash shell):
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`history -c`
- Over[w]rite history file with history of current Bash shell (often combined with `history -c` to purge history):
`history -w`
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- [d]elete the history entry at the specified offset:
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`history -d {{offset}}`