view

View the version history of a secret.

The history view command shows all versions of a secret with timestamps and who made each change. This provides a complete audit trail for any secret.

Usage#

redenv history view [key]

Arguments#

Name	Required	Description
`key`	No	Secret to view history for (interactive if omitted)

Options#

Flag	Description
`-p, --project <name>`	Project name
`-e, --env <env>`	Environment name

Examples#

# View history for a specific key
redenv history view API_KEY

# View history interactively (select key from list)
redenv history view

# View history from specific project/environment
redenv history view DATABASE_URL --project my-app --env production

Interactive Flow#

$ redenv history view

? Select a project: my-app
? Select an environment: development
? Enter your Master Password: ********
⠋ Fetching keys for selection...
? Select a secret to view its history:
❯ API_KEY
  DATABASE_URL
  SECRET_KEY

⠋ Fetching history...
✔ Found 3 version(s) for "API_KEY".

Version	Timestamp	User	Value
3	2/1/2026, 3:00 PM	dev@example	sk_latest
2	1/15/2026, 4:00 PM	dev@example	sk_old_value
1	1/10/2026, 2:30 PM	dev@example	sk_original

Output Columns#

Column	Description
Version	Version number (newest first)
Timestamp	When this version was created
User	Email or username who made the change
Value	The decrypted secret value

Info

The number of versions retained is controlled by history limit. Older versions are automatically pruned when the limit is exceeded.