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Past / List Past Commands All Sessions Ptghci

List Past Commands All Sessions Ptghci

List past commands from all sessions in ptghci.

$
Terminal
%past -n <number>

When To Use

During audit or troubleshooting to access historical commands across sessions.

Pro Tip

Consider exporting command history regularly to prevent loss of important commands.

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

History Overview: 25 total commands logged. Total Count

Cumulatively shows commands across sessions.

1. previousCommand1 First Entry

Most recent across all sessions.

2. previousCommand2 with arguments Second Entry

Another command returned from history.

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

past -n 10

List the last 10 commands from all sessions.

past --session <session_id>

Filter history by specific session.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

Error: No history available for all sessions.

Solution: Ensure commands were executed in prior sessions.

Warning: Session history file not found.

Solution: Check for proper configuration for history storage.

Error: Command filtering failed.

Solution: Validate that filter syntax is correct.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

%past
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Past before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<number>
number
The value supplied for number.
-n
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

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