history command documentation

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title: history
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  history
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history: |
  Get the command history.
usage: |
  Get the command history.
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# `history` for [history](/commands/categories/history.md)

<div class='command-title'>Get the command history.</div>

## Signature

```> history {flags} ```

## Flags

 -  `--clear, -c`: Clears out the history entries
 -  `--long, -l`: Show long listing of entries for sqlite history


## Input/output types:

| input   | output |
| ------- | ------ |
| nothing | any    |
## Examples

Get current history length
```nu
> history | length

```

Show last 5 commands you have ran
```nu
> history | last 5

```

Search all the commands from history that contains 'cargo'
```nu
> history | where command =~ cargo | get command

```


## Subcommands:

| name                                                   | description                      | type     |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | -------- |
| [`history import`](/commands/docs/history_import.md)   | Import command line history.     | built-in |
| [`history session`](/commands/docs/history_session.md) | Get the command history session. | built-in |

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Title: history command documentation

Summary

This document describes the `history` command in Nushell, which retrieves and manages the command history. It includes usage instructions, flags for clearing history or displaying a long listing (for SQLite history), input/output types, examples of common uses, and links to subcommands for importing history and managing history sessions.