---
name: "zpool-history"
section: "8"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zpool-history"
---

# zpool-history(8)

inspect command history of ZFS storage pools

## NAME

**zpool-history** – inspect command history of ZFS storage pools

## SYNOPSIS

**zpool** **history** \[**-il**\] \[*pool*\]…

## DESCRIPTION

Displays the command history of the specified pool(s) or all pools if no pool is specified.

- **-i**

  Displays internally logged ZFS events in addition to user initiated events.

- **-l**

  Displays log records in long format, which in addition to standard format includes, the user name, the hostname, and the zone in which the operation was performed.

## SEE ALSO

[zpool-checkpoint(8)](/zpool-checkpoint/8.md), [zpool-events(8)](/zpool-events/8.md), [zpool-status(8)](/zpool-status/8.md), [zpool-wait(8)](/zpool-wait/8.md)