title: Bash history without line numbers
body: <p>The bash <code>history</code> command is very cool. I understand why it shows the line numbers, but is there a way I can invoke the history command and suppress the line numbers?</p>
  
  <p>The point here is to use the history command, so please don't reply <code>cat ~/.bash_history</code></p>
  
  <p>Current Output:</p>
  
  <pre><code>  529 man history
    530 ls
    531 ll
    532 clear
    533 cd ~
    534 histor<em>y</em></code></pre>
  
  <p><sup><a href="http://i.stack.imgur.com/3XTJN.png">Historical graphic source.</a></sup></p>
  
  <p>Desired Output:</p>
  
  <pre><code>man history
  ls
  ll
  clear
  cd ~
  histor<em>y</em></code></pre>
  
  <p><sup><a href="http://i.stack.imgur.com/pFPum.png">Historical graphic source.</a></sup></p>
  
  <p>Thanks to everyone for your great solutions. Paul's is the simplest and will work for me for because my bash history size is set at 2000. </p>
  
  <p>I also wanted to share a cool article I found this morning. It has a couple good options that I am now using, like keeping duplicate entries out of the bash history and making sure multiple bash sessions don't overwrite the history file: <a href="http://blog.macromates.com/2008/working-with-history-in-bash/">http://blog.macromates.com/2008/working-with-history-in-bash/</a></p>