History of executed command in Linux

Linux and Unix-Like Linux
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Hi All,

Is there a way to check command executed by users in Linux for a specific date? I know we can use history, but it doesn't shows yesterday's executed commands.

rgds,

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as far as i know there is no way to find commands date wise unless you made any arrangements i mean script on every time you log on and save it date wise every time you log off..

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hi

i dnt know if you can see a datewise listing of executed commands, but .bash_history (this name may change), present in the home dir of the user lists the last executed commands.
You may use this file to write a script as vidyadhar85 suggested

cheers

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If your shell is bash then you can set-up the environment variable HISTTIMEFORMAT with the preferred date format (see below):

export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%h/%d - %H:%M:%S "

This will enable the date and time in-front of every command in .bash_history file in your home directory.

To make this permanent, put this line in the .bashrc file.

HTH