.bash_history is missing

Question

Cant find .bash_history file in my home directory. Where is it?

echo $HISTFILE

says

/home/iam/.bash_history

But there is no such file.

Whats the output of [[ -e "$HISTFILE" ]] && echo 'OK' || echo 'Not OK' ? — heemayl, Sep 19 '15 at 20:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 19 '15 at 10:10

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This file is hidden. Press Ctrl+H in nautilus and you will see hidden files.

answered Sep 19 '15 at 10:10

Pilot6

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Or if you use a terminal and ls, add the -A flag. – Byte Commander Sep 19 '15 at 12:05
I know it is hidden, but it is really missing – vico Sep 19 '15 at 19:50
you can check it by ls -a | grep bash command – Pilot6 Sep 19 '15 at 19:54

cslotty · Answer 2 · 2015-09-19T20:30:19.030

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Then why don't you create it? Was it there before? There could be endless reasons why it's gone... only because that environment variable is set doesn't mean the file must be there.

edited Sep 19 '15 at 20:30

answered Sep 19 '15 at 20:10

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.bash_history is missing

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