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\section history history - Show and manipulate command history
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\subsection history-synopsis Synopsis
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\fish{synopsis}
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history ( --merge | --save | --clear )
history ( --search | --delete ) [ --prefix "prefix string" | --contains "search string" ]
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\endfish
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\subsection history-description Description
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`history` is used to list, search and delete the history of commands used.
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The following options are available:
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- `--merge` immediately incorporates history changes from other sessions. Ordinarily `fish` ignores history changes from sessions started after the current one. This command applies those changes immediately.
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- `--save` saves all changes in the history file. The shell automatically saves the history file; this option is provided for internal use.
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- `--clear` clears the history file. A prompt is displayed before the history is erased.
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- `--search` returns history items in keeping with the `--prefix` or `--contains` options.
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- `--delete` deletes history items.
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- `--prefix` searches or deletes items in the history that begin with the specified text string.
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- `--contains` searches or deletes items in the history that contain the specified text string.
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If `--search` is specified without `--contains` or `--prefix`, `--contains` will be assumed.
If `--delete` is specified without `--contains` or `--prefix`, only a history item which exactly matches the parameter will be erased. No prompt will be given. If `--delete` is specified with either of these parameters, an interactive prompt will be displayed before any items are deleted.
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function, functions, history, math, mimedb, nextd, not, popd, prevd,
pushd, pwd, random, read, set, set_color, switch, test, trap, type,
ulimit, umask, and while.
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\subsection history-examples Example
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\fish
history --clear
# Deletes all history items
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history --search --contains "foo"
# Outputs a list of all previous commands containing the string "foo".
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history --delete --prefix "foo"
# Interactively deletes the record of previous commands which start with "foo".
\endfish
