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Use a custom history file for REPL commands.

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Section: Watch Mode, Test Runner, and REPL

Persist REPL history

bash
bash
NODE_REPL_HISTORY=$HOME/.node_repl_history node
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Helpful when you use the REPL heavily across sessions.

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