> The .bash_history is only written when bash is exiting, so it won't > include commands you recently typed within the same session. That is to > say, it won't have anything since you most recently logged in. It's > also prone to missing some commands from previous sessions as well, in > cases in which you had multiple sessions running concurrently. This is > because bash reads ~/.bash_history when starting up, works with the > history in memory, then writes ~/.bash_history when exiting.
thanks. I had noticed odd behavior regarding bash_history before, now I know why. -jason pepas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]