Command and PowerShell History

To view the command history in PowerShell, you have several options:

1. Using Get-History cmdlet

• Get-Command History: Use Get-History in PowerShell to view your session’s command history.

• Retrieve Command by ID: You can re-run a command by its history ID:
  Invoke-History -Id <ID>

• Exporting Command History: Save the command history to a file for future reference.
  Get-History | Export-Csv -Path "C:\path\to\history.csv" -NoTypeInformation

2. Using h alias

• The Get-History cmdlet has a short alias, h, that you can use as a shorthand:

h

PowerShell saves command history across sessions in a file. You can open this file to view your past commands. The default location for this file is:

• Windows PowerShell: C:\Users\<YourUserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadLine\ConsoleHost_history.txt
• PowerShell (Core): C:\Users\<YourUserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\PowerShell\PSReadLine\ConsoleHost_history.txt

You can open this file in any text editor or view its contents using PowerShell:

Or for PowerShell Core:

This allows you to view a persistent history across multiple sessions.

5. Clear Command History

• Clear PowerShell History for Current Session:
  Clear-History

• Delete Persistent PowerShell History: Locate the history file and delete or clear it:
  Remove-Item (Get-PSReadlineOption).HistorySavePath

References:

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