Re: Format of history output Sometimes is very Different.

[Matthew Seaman]

Martin McCormick wrote:

the normal output of the history command resembles:

    1  env
    2  ssh system1.somedomain.com
    3  scan cur

etc.

        On occasion, I have seen a history output that shows the
list of commands plus the time they were executed. I am not sure
exactly how I got that output as I couldn't duplicate it on
demand. Any ideas on what I did to get that alternative output?

tcsh(1) includes timestamps in it's .history.  bash(1) doesn't.
Not sure about other shells, but the historical (ahem!) behaviour

tcsh(1) being the exception.

        Cheers,

        Matthew

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of csh(1) was not to use timestamps, and I think most shells subsequently developed have carried on the same history format, with

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