---
title: history import
categories: |
  history
version: 0.104.0
history: |
  Import command line history.
usage: |
  Import command line history.
editLink: false
contributors: false
---
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# `history import` for [history](/commands/categories/history.md)

<div class='command-title'>Import command line history.</div>

## Signature

```> history import {flags} ```


## Input/output types:

| input        | output  |
| ------------ | ------- |
| list\<string\> | nothing |
| nothing      | nothing |
| string       | nothing |
| table        | nothing |
## Examples

Append all items from history in the other format to the current history
```nu
> history import

```

Append `foo` to the current history
```nu
> echo foo | history import

```

Append `foo` ran from `/home` to the current history
```nu
> [[ command_line cwd ]; [ foo /home ]] | history import

```

## Notes
Can import history from input, either successive command lines or more detailed records. If providing records, available fields are:
    command_line, id, start_timestamp, hostname, cwd, duration, exit_status.

If no input is provided, will import all history items from existing history in the other format: if current history is stored in sqlite, it will store it in plain text and vice versa.

Note that history item IDs are ignored when importing from file.