BASH_HISTORY, Bash History File (.bash_history)
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The BASH_HISTORY System file format
Files with the very long extension of BASH_HISTORY are created by Bash. Bash is a shell program based on Unix. Bash is not used by Windows, but other operating systems, namely Mac OS X and Linux. The BASH_HISTORY file stores, as the name already suggests, a history of data and commands entered using the command prompt of Bash. That way, the history allows you to recall all previously executed prompts.
Technical details of BASH_HISTORY files
What’s peculiar about BASH_HISTORY files is that they have no actual file name. The only way they can be found on your computer is as “.bash_history”. Additionally, the files are usually hidden and can thus not be seen by most users of the respective operating system.
More information about the BASH_HISTORY file format
| File extension | .bash_history |
| File category | System |
| Associated programs | Apple Terminal (Mac) GNU Bash (Mac & Linux) |
| Useful links | More about the Bash Unix shell |
| Developer | The GNU Project |