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Failed to save last-line mode history and Invalid history file format. [Press return to continue]

Hi experts.

After quitting seeing a file in vi with q!, I have the following message in the server:

Sat Oct 15 08:00:22 2011
Thread 1 advanced to log sequence 4709 (LGWR switch)
Current log# 2 seq# 4709 mem# 0: /pststdb01/dmo/ora1/log/redo01b.log
Current log# 2 seq# 4709 mem# 1: /pststdb01/dmo/ora1/log/redo02b.log
Current log# 2 seq# 4709 mem# 2: /pststdb01/dmo/ora1/log/redo03b.log
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:q!
Failed to save last-line mode history.--------------------------------------->What is this message?
psdevtstdb:/pststdb01/dmo/ora1/admin/bdump> touch test
psdevtstdb:/pststdb01/dmo/ora1/admin/bdump> rm test
psdevtstdb:/pststdb01/dmo/ora1/admin/bdump>

psdevtstdb:/pststdb01/dev/ora1/admin/bdump> vi alert*.log
Invalid history file format. [Press return to continue]

Jacobfw

Are you working in the BASH

history -c will clear the history list and history -d N will delete a history entry N.

By default, the history list is kept in user's home directory in a file '.bash_history'.

LindaC

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Thank you.
I'am using ksh

psdevtstdb:/home/oracle> ls -ltr *hist*
ls: 0653-341 The file *hist* does not exist.
psdevtstdb:/home/oracle>

This are some tries in the $HOME

[YOU HAVE NEW MAIL]
psdevtstdb:/home/oracle> ls -ltr
total 368
drwxr-s--- 3 oracle dba 512 Jan 12 2009 admin
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 157 Jan 19 2009 smit.script
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 299 Jan 19 2009 smit.transaction
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 36 Feb 03 2009 dropSysadm.sql
drwxrwx--- 2 root system 512 Feb 10 2009 lost+found
-rw-r----- 1 oracle dba 15555 Jun 12 2009 findev.htm
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 41 Jun 14 2009 afiedt.buf
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 9261 Aug 04 2010 spdtab.lis
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 1294 Aug 04 2010 spdusr.lis
drwxr-S--- 3 oracle dba 512 Jan 05 2011 oradiag_oracle
drwxr-sr-x 7 oracle dba 512 Aug 02 07:03 dba
drwxrws--- 7 oracle oinstall 512 Aug 15 16:00 oraInventory
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 16 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-16.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 17 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-17.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 18 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-18.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 19 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-19.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 20 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-20.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 21 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-21.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 22 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-22.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 23 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201
1-09-23.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle dba 29 Sep 24 02:00 export_FINDEV_dpump.201

Jacobfw

The korn shell also has command line history

Try:
ls *.hist*

http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/unix/ksh/ch02_02.htm

LindaC

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psdevtstdb:/home/oracle> ls *.hist*
ls: 0653-341 The file *.hist* does not exist.

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woolmilkporc

The command to find the command history file under ksh in AIX is

ls -la .sh_history

View the command history with

history

(or "fc -l", history is an alias).

history -1000 will give the last 1000 entries (if present)

If the history file is indeed corrupt you can safely delete it:

rm .sh_history

Logout and login again to free the corresponding file handle.
You will now have a new, clean history.

LindaC

ASKER

Thank you, you are correct. The system Admin made a fsck and the rebooted the server which fix the "no writable" of the /home/oracke $HOME directory.

Now I can see the history and the issue is fixed.

psdevtstdb:/home/oracle> ls -la .sh_history
-rw------- 1 oracle dba 4200 Oct 19 08:08 .sh_history
psdevtstdb:/home/oracle>