How to save command to history immediately after you type it in bash?

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Issue

  • By default, if a user log in a system via bash, all the command history will be saved after exit.
  • How to save every command into ~/.bash_history immediately right after the user type it?
  • How to save all commands typed in a session manually before exit bash?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Bash

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