increasing history

[mdraja]

Hi

Does anyone know how to increase the number of returns you get when u type "history". Currently, only 15 are being returned

Also, when you use "set -o vi", I can't recall all the commands in the .sh_history file of the user. Does anyone know how to recall the first ever command used (eg) if the first command was "1 Hello Peeps", I can't get it from typing "Esc"+"/"+"1" and nothing is returned if there are hundreds of entries in .sh_history.

Thanks in advance

 

[KenCunningham]

Try export HISTSIZE=<value> in your $HOME/.profile

To search for a command in the .sh_history try the usual vi method (/)

HTH.

 

[Yegolev]

your keystroke should find the first (backwards) command with a "1" but if it has rolled off the top end of the history file then you are out of luck. my HISTSIZE is 2048, for example, so after running 2049 commands i can't get that first one again.

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