[Shell Infinite bash history] Keep all history, forever #shell #bashrc

Add_to_bashrc_option1.txt

# Option 1, from here: https://spin.atomicobject.com/2016/05/28/log-bash-history/
# more history settings, date wise, infinite
export PROMPT_COMMAND='if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then echo "$(date "+%Y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S") $(pwd) $(history 1)" >> ~/.logs/bash-history-$(date "+%Y-%m-%d").log; fi'

Add to ~/.bashrc, Make the ~/.logs folder, and you are set forever

Then, you can do a grep 'whatever script or data name' ~/.logs/*

Add_to_bashrc_option2.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Option 2, from here: https://gist.github.com/andrew-hardin/a522fb1739ed052d146c4c5d3bc5052c (that comes from here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9457233/unlimited-bash-history)
# Eternal bash history
# --------------------
# Undocumented(?) feature which sets the size to "unlimited".
#   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9457233/unlimited-bash-history
export HISTFILESIZE=
export HISTSIZE=
export HISTTIMEFORMAT="[%F %T] "

# Change the file location because certain bash sessions truncate .bash_history file upon close.
#   http://superuser.com/questions/575479/bash-history-truncated-to-500-lines-on-each-login
export HISTFILE=~/.infinite_history

# Force prompt to write history after every command.
# Useful when using multiple terminals spread between programs
# or machines with network shared home directory.
#   http://superuser.com/questions/20900/bash-history-loss
export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; $PROMPT_COMMAND"