bash session history

.bashrc.sh

# this needs to be at the end of bash setup (possibly at the end of ~/.bashrc)
# use script because it works and is installed by default
# this also requires the user to double exit out
# NOTE: trying to replicate it with bash -il 2>$1 | tee .terminal_session fails with an infinite loop

if [ "$IN_SCRIPT_SESSION" != "0" ]; then
    mkdir -p ~/.bash_session_history/
    # this might get really big so report it everytime
    echo "bash session history size: $(du -h ~/.bash_session_history)"

    export IN_SCRIPT_SESSION=0
    # use script -q -e if you want to not see the script messages
    script -e ~/.bash_session_history/$(date +2%3y_%2m_%2d_%s%3N)
else
    # tell people its being recording
    export PS1="${PS1}rec$ "
fi