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setupHistory

method REPLServer.prototype.setupHistory
Jump to headingREPLServer.prototype.setupHistory(
path: string,
callback: (
err: Error | null,
repl: this,
) => void,
): void

Initializes a history log file for the REPL instance. When executing the Node.js binary and using the command-line REPL, a history file is initialized by default. However, this is not the case when creating a REPL programmatically. Use this method to initialize a history log file when working with REPL instances programmatically.

Parameters Jump to heading

Jump to headingpath: string
Jump to headingcallback: (
err: Error | null,
repl: this,
) => void

called when history writes are ready or upon error

Return Type Jump to heading

void
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