HISTFILE

Path to the shell history file.

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Verified: 2026-05-12

Syntax

$echo $HISTFILE

Examples

$echo $HISTFILE

$export HISTFILE=~/.bash_history

Typical use cases

Standard usage

HISTFILE --help

Note Bash defaults to ~/.bash_history.

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