Docker and .bash_history

Question

Is there any way to share a .bash_history volume with a docker container so that everytime I go into a shell I have my bash history available for scrolling thro

Answer 1

My solution is useful when:

• you don't want to share your local .bash_history with .bash_history in your container
• you use other shell (like fish shell) but you want to save .bash_history between your builds
• you don't want to commit .bash_history to git repo but you want to create it automatically inside same directory when a container starts

I assume file structure to be:

docker-compose.yml
docker/
   \--> bash/
      \--> .bashrc
      \--> .bash_history

docker-compose.yml

web-service:
  build: .
  volumes:
  - ./docker/bash/.bashrc:/home/YOUR_USER_NAME/.bashrc
  - ./docker/bash:/home/YOUR_USER_NAME/bash

./docker/bash/.bashrc - it will automatically create .bash_history:

export HISTFILE=~/bash/.bash_history
touch $HISTFILE

Optionally, you can add to .gitignore:

docker/bash/.bash_history