In Xubuntu Saucy 64-bit I had the same problem, somehow during installation .bash_history was owned by root. Just had it modified by:
sudo chown <user>.<user> .bash_history and sudo chmod 755 .bash_history and got my history back -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725327 Title: bash 4.2 does not save history (~/.bash_history) when using close window To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/725327/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
