Very Computer

Hi All,

I need to date stamp commands in the history file as the subject says.

I am using the Korn shell with the default history file (.sh_history and
size of 128 running on under MAX/OS by Concurrent.

I have tried things like PS1='$(date>>$HOME/.sh_history)\$' in the
profile.? This works when you log in but doesn't work after that.

How can I get it to work every time the prompt is displayed??

I presume that I'm on the right track trying to modify the primary prompt (PS1).
I know that I could do an alias for each command and script for the 30 - 40
that we commonly use but that wouldn't cover all commands.

Any help is much appreciated.

TIA
Craig

Quote:> I need to date stamp commands in the history file as the subject says.
> I am using the Korn shell with the default history file (.sh_history and
> size of 128 running on under MAX/OS by Concurrent.
> I have tried things like PS1='$(date>>$HOME/.sh_history)\$' in the
> profile.? This works when you log in but doesn't work after that.

If it's of any help, you _can_ do this using Bash.

Fred Surr
Melbourne

: I need to date stamp commands in the history file as the subject says.
: I am using the Korn shell with the default history file (.sh_history and
: size of 128 running on under MAX/OS by Concurrent.
: I have tried things like PS1='$(date>>$HOME/.sh_history)\$' in the
: profile.? This works when you log in but doesn't work after that.

trap "PS1='\$(date)>>~/.sh_history)\\$ '" DEBUG

P.S. Don't you want something in your interactive prompt?

trap "PS1='\$(date | tee -ai ~/.sh_history)\\$ '" DEBUG

BTW, ksh93 _does_ evaluate variable _and_ command substitution in PS1,
as well as having "tee" (and "date"?) as builtin commands.

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james martin