GNU History Library. Node: History Functions

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2.3: History Functions

This section describes the calling sequence for the various functions present in GNU History.

  • Initializing History and State Management Functions to call when you want to use history in a program.
  • History List Management Functions used to manage the list of history entries.
  • Information About the History List Functions returning information about the history list.
  • Moving Around the History List Functions used to change the position in the history list.
  • Searching the History List Functions to search the history list for entries containing a string.
  • Managing the History File Functions that read and write a file containing the history list.
  • History Expansion Functions to perform csh-like history expansion.
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