The Linux ‘history‘ command is very beneficial when trying to debug a system, remember a previously executed command, or keep track of recent steps taken in a multi-command process. One omission to the default setup is the time and date the command was run.
There is a file in the home directory of all users called the .bashrc file (the period is not a typo – it is a hidden file). Add the following line to get the ‘history’ output with a time and date stamp:
export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%F %T "
You can enter this at the command line and then run the ‘history’ command to view the new output.
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