.bash_history is missing

Question

Cant find .bash_history file in my home directory. Where is it?

echo $HISTFILE

says

/home/iam/.bash_history

But there is no such file.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 19 '15 at 10:10

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This file is hidden. Press Ctrl+H in nautilus and you will see hidden files.

answered Sep 19 '15 at 10:10

Pilot6

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cslotty · Answer 2 · 2015-09-19T20:30:19.030

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Then why don't you create it? Was it there before? There could be endless reasons why it's gone... only because that environment variable is set doesn't mean the file must be there.

edited Sep 19 '15 at 20:30

answered Sep 19 '15 at 20:10

cslotty

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.bash_history is missing

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