history
history is a Linux command in the Shell & Scripting category, rated advanced difficulty. Shows the command history list for the current shell session. The syntax is history [options]. It returns command history list. A practical example: history history 20 # Show last 20 commands history -c # Clear history !123 # Re-execute command #123 !! # Re-execute last command A close relative is echo, which displays a line of text. Used in scripts for output. A close relative is printf, which formats and prints data (like C printf). More control than echo. A close relative is export, which sets or exports environment variables for child processes. More about this category: Linux shell and scripting commands — bash, echo, export, alias, and more. Work with the shell environment and scripts. Related Shell & Scripting commands: echo, printf, export, source, alias, unalias, xargs, eval.