[ale] history command in script

[Fletch]

>>>>> "David" == David S Jackson <deepbsd at earthlink.net> writes:

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    David> But "history" doesn't seem to get executed.  Is that
    David> because it's a builtin?  Why should that make a difference?
    David> Is there another reason why "history" doesn't get executed?

        R'ing TFM, it looks like the `history' builtin isn't enabled
by default in non-interactive shells.  Look for the part about the
`set' command, specifically the part under `-o option-name'.  It
probably would work if you added `set -o history' before trying to
call the history command.


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