My ~/.bash_history is fine and has all of the previous commands that I ever typed. However, when I press the up-arrow key on the keyboard, I get nothing; the history command shows only the commands that I typed in this session only. How can I fix that?
I use Debian Stretch and GNOME Terminal.
Updates:
HISTSIZE=1000
HISTFILESIZE=2000
.
$ cat .bash_logout
# ~/.bash_logout: executed by bash(1) when login shell exits.
# when leaving the console clear the screen to increase privacy
if [ "$SHLVL" = 1 ]; then
[ -x /usr/bin/clear_console ] && /usr/bin/clear_console -q
fi
Ctrl+R only shows the commands I typed in this session
for example, if I opened a new terminal window there will be no history at all, if I typed a command then the history is this command only
Update 2.0
su 's history is working normally with no problems, it's just my user
I even created a new user and tested its history and it's working great
rahman@www:~$ history
1 history
rahman@www:~$ su
Password:
root@www:/home/rahman# history 10
314 aptitude show linux-image-4.9.0-4-amd64
315 aptitude show linux-image-4.9.0-3-amd64
316 aptitude install firmware-linux-free irqbalance
317 aptitude safe-upgrade
318 aptitude safe-upgrade -y
319 exit
320 exit
321 exit
322 history 4
323 history 10
root@www:/home/rahman# exit
exit
rahman@www:~$ history 10
1 history
2 su
3 history 10
Update 3.0
rahman@www:~$ echo $HISTFILE
/home/rahman/.bash_history
rahman@www:~$ echo $HISTCONTROL
ignoreboth
will someone help me, please? this problem is very annoying and pisses me off.
HISTFILE.echo $HISTFILE, please add the output ofecho $HISTCONTROL.