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Old 12-11-2008
Ksh history

Hi,
What is the location of history for ksh?
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Old 12-11-2008
$histfile ?! UPPERCASE
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Old 12-11-2008
If HISTFILE is set when the ksh is invoked, then it is wherever $HISTFILE points to, otherwise the default is $HOME/.sh_history
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Old 12-12-2008
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Originally Posted by fpmurphy
If HISTFILE is set when the ksh is invoked, then it is wherever $HISTFILE points to, otherwise the default is $HOME/.sh_history


Thanks a lot fpmurphy and demwz for your response.
 
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