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Old 11-17-2011
Question Unable to find the history file
Hi friends,

I am unable to find the .sh_history file on my PC.

This files contains the log of all commands typed by the users.

I searched it also , but no results.

Please help me Smilie, where to find it . Or is there anything else to do to set the history file.
# 2  
Old 11-17-2011
What history there is, if any, depends on what OS and shell you're using.

So, what's your OS?

And what's your shell?
# 3  
Old 11-17-2011
Solaris 5.9.

Bourne shell
# 4  
Old 11-20-2011
are you saying the file isn't present, or are you saying you can't grep it?
# 5  
Old 11-21-2011
I don't think that the Bourne shell has history built in. Why not use some more modern shell, like bash or ksh?
# 6  
Old 11-21-2011
The file is not present . I am unable to find it in root directory which is the primary location of the file.
# 7  
Old 11-21-2011
Solaris' generic bourne shell has barely been improved since the dawn of unix, kept more as a system utility than a proper shell. If you want a history, use a more modern shell. ksh would be the obvious choice on a non-linux system.
 
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