Put A TimeStamp on Bash History
- Aug
- 23
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in bash, History, linux
Sometimes, it is very helpful to have a timestamp on bash history, that way it’s easier to know the exact time a command was executed. To put a timestamp on history, run the following command; HISTTIMEFORMAT=”%d/%m/%y %T ” That’s all. Next time you run the history command, the history will display with timestamp. Hope someone […]
read moreCopying a file to multiple locations
- Jan
- 17
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in bash, System Administration
I thought this was cool enough to share. I have not had to use it however so I doubt it is all that useful 😉 xargs -n 1 cp -v foo.txt<<<“/tmp1/ /tmp2/ /tmp3/” Here we are copying one file named foo.txt to multiple directories called /tmp/1/, /tmp/2/, and /tmp/3 using xargs. The xargs command construct […]
read moreTimestamping your bash_history
- Apr
- 05
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in bash, System Administration
I use this all the time and occasionally find a server that isn’t configured to timestamp the bash_history. It seemed like something I should preserve here for future reference. Adding a timestamp is really simple, just execute the following: echo ‘export HISTTIMEFORMAT=”%d/%m/%y %T “‘ >> ~/.bash_profile ; source ~/.bash_profile That’s it, now the history command […]
read moreRemember when you issued that command…?
- Jan
- 06
- Posted by TKH Specialist
- Posted in System Administration
- 2
Bash History: Display Date And Time For Each Command When working in a clustered environment where sometimes documentation gets written past, it is often helpful to know when you issued certain commands. The bash history is great except it doesn’t include a date/time stamp by default. Here is how to add one: To display the […]
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