Persistent Terminal vs Shell History

Shell history remembers what you typed. A persistent terminal preserves the actual session state and output.

The difference

• Shell history: commands only.
• Persistent terminal: commands, state, and live output.

Why it matters

When a session drops, history does not tell you what actually happened. Persistence does.

Link up

• Always-On Terminal Workspace: /always-on-terminal-workspace/
• Session Persistence & Output Replay: /session-persistence-output-replay/
• Phone Terminal Codex: /phone-terminal-codex/

Related reads

• /terminal-output-continuity-vs-scrollback/
• /terminal-sessions-vs-workspaces/