Show command history HISTTIMEFORMAT='%FT%T%z ' HISTFILE="$HOME/.bash_history" \set -o history; history Show recent command history HISTTIMEFORMAT='%FT%T%z ' HISTFILE="$HOME/.bash_history" \set -o history; history 20 Show last N commands in history <NUMBER> HISTTIMEFORMAT='%FT%T%z ' HISTFILE="$HOME/.bash_history" \set -o history; history $3