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<term><varname>HISTFILE</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This variable contains the filename used to save the history.
- Its default value is <filename>~/.psql_history</filename>.
- For example, use:
+ The filename that will be used to store the history list. The default
+ value is <filename>~/.psql_history</filename>. For example, using:
<programlisting>
\set HISTFILE ~/.psql_history-:DBNAME
</programlisting>
- in your <filename>~/.psqlrc</filename> will get psql to
+ in <filename>~/.psqlrc</filename> will get <application>psql</application> to
maintain a separate history for each database.
</para>
<note>