Command: history

Syntax

history

Description

List the recent command history.

Parameters

None

Switches

• -a
  Combined with the -of switch, use append mode to add to an existing text file.

• -c
  Combined with the -of switch, if <file> exists, prompt for confirmation before it is replaced.

• -ch=<channel>
  Send the output to a channel currently open for output.

• -err
  Send the output to the error log.

• -log=<panel>
  Send the output to a log sub-panel.

• -m
  Send the output to the monitor. This is the default behavior unless one of the -ch, -err, -log, -of, -os, -ow, -pr or -uof options is used.

• -of=<file>
  Send the output to a text file.

• -os=<ident>
  Send the output to a string identifier. If the identifier does not exist, a new string array is created using current scope rules, where each line of output is recorded in one array element.

• -ow=<window>
  Send the output to an alpha window.

• -pau
  When listing to the monitor window, pause on each page full.

• -pr
  Send the output to the printer.

• -uof=<string>
  Send the output to a unix filter process.

Notes

The command history permits 32 commands to be buffered.

Commands of less than three characters in length are not recorded.

Examples

Monitor output.

history

Printer output.

history -pr

See Also