Set custom shell history file

Question

How to set an alternative path for the zsh history file instead of the default ~/.zsh_history?

Relating https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/585346/where-is-the-history-for-zsh-no-zsh-history-or-zhistory-found — Jeff Schaller, Nov 19 '21 at 04:01

Scrooge McDuck · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-19T04:17:50.977

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~/.zshrc
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HISTFILE="your/custom/history/file/path"

edited Nov 19 '21 at 04:17

answered Nov 19 '21 at 02:41

Scrooge McDuck

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