Format of history output Sometimes is very Different.

[Matthew Seaman]

Martin McCormick wrote:
> the normal output of the history command resembles:
> 
>     1  env
>     2  ssh system1.somedomain.com
>     3  scan cur
> 
> etc.
> 
> 	On occasion, I have seen a history output that shows the
> list of commands plus the time they were executed. I am not sure
> exactly how I got that output as I couldn't duplicate it on
> demand. Any ideas on what I did to get that alternative output?
>

tcsh(1) includes timestamps in it's .history.  bash(1) doesn't.
Not sure about other shells, but the historical (ahem!) behaviour
of csh(1) was not to use timestamps, and I think most shells 
subsequently developed have carried on the same history format, with
tcsh(1) being the exception.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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