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Setting up and using Unix History Feature

1) This command starts the command history feature.
1) This command starts the command history feature. In this case, the 50 most recent commands will be remembered.

2) A few random commands are entered, which are now being tracked by the history feature
2) A few random commands are entered, which are now being tracked by the history feature

3) History command displays previous commands in a numbered list.
3) History command displays previous commands in a numbered list. In this case, there are five, including the history command itself.

4) A few additional commands are entered
4) A few additional commands are entered

5) With a  numeric argument, the history command displays a subset of the list. In this case, the last three commands are listed. Similarly, history 10 would list the last 10 commands.
5) With a numeric argument, the history command displays a subset of the list. In this case, the last three commands are listed. Similarly, history 10 would list the last 10 commands.