diff -urN ./bashhist.c ../bash-3.0-syslog/bashhist.c
--- ./bashhist.c	2004-03-22 07:27:59.000000000 -0600
+++ ../bash-3.0-syslog/bashhist.c	2005-05-03 15:59:02.810347586 -0500
@@ -698,7 +698,11 @@
      char *line;
 {
   hist_last_line_added = 1;
+# ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+  add_history (line, 1);
+# else
   add_history (line);
+# endif
   history_lines_this_session++;
 }
 
diff -urN ./configure.in ../bash-3.0-syslog/configure.in
--- ./configure.in	2004-07-21 15:06:54.000000000 -0500
+++ ../bash-3.0-syslog/configure.in	2005-05-03 16:12:09.900403621 -0500
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 opt_afs=no
 opt_curses=no
 opt_with_installed_readline=no
+opt_syslog=no
 
 #htmldir=
 
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@
 AC_ARG_WITH(installed-readline, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-installed-readline], [use a version of the readline library that is already installed]), opt_with_installed_readline=$withval)
 AC_ARG_WITH(purecov, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-purecov], [configure to postprocess with pure coverage]), opt_purecov=$withval)
 AC_ARG_WITH(purify, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-purify], [configure to postprocess with purify]), opt_purify=$withval)
+AC_ARG_WITH(syslog, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-syslog], [additional logging via syslog]), opt_syslog=$withval)
+
+if test "$opt_syslog" = yes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(USE_SYSLOG)
+fi
 
 if test "$opt_bash_malloc" = yes; then
 	MALLOC_TARGET=malloc
diff -urN ./lib/readline/histexpand.c ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/histexpand.c
--- ./lib/readline/histexpand.c	2004-03-22 07:27:31.000000000 -0600
+++ ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/histexpand.c	2005-05-03 16:09:57.657967434 -0500
@@ -1220,9 +1220,11 @@
 
   if (only_printing)
     {
-#if 0
+#     ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+      add_history (result, 1);
+#     else
       add_history (result);
-#endif
+#     endif
       return (2);
     }
 
diff -urN ./lib/readline/histfile.c ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/histfile.c
--- ./lib/readline/histfile.c	2004-03-03 21:39:33.000000000 -0600
+++ ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/histfile.c	2005-05-03 16:02:41.049876986 -0500
@@ -262,7 +262,12 @@
 	  {
 	    if (HIST_TIMESTAMP_START(line_start) == 0)
 	      {
-		add_history (line_start);
+#		ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+	          add_history (line_start,0); /* Ant: new 2nd arg means skip syslog */
+#		else
+		  add_history (line_start);  /* orig */
+#		endif
+
 		if (last_ts)
 		  {
 		    add_history_time (last_ts);
diff -urN ./lib/readline/history.c ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/history.c
--- ./lib/readline/history.c	2003-07-15 15:04:24.000000000 -0500
+++ ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/history.c	2005-05-03 15:59:02.884365741 -0500
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+#	include <syslog.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined (HAVE_STDLIB_H)
 #  include <stdlib.h>
 #else
@@ -246,10 +250,31 @@
 /* Place STRING at the end of the history list.  The data field
    is  set to NULL. */
 void
+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+add_history (string, logme)
+     const char *string;
+     int logme; /* 0 means no sending history to syslog */
+#else
 add_history (string)
      const char *string;
+#endif
 {
   HIST_ENTRY *temp;
+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG
+  if (logme) {
+    if (strlen(string)<600) {
+      syslog(LOG_LOCAL5 | LOG_INFO, "HISTORY: PID=%d UID=%d %s",
+        getpid(), getuid(), string);
+    } 
+    else {
+      char trunc[600];
+      strncpy(trunc,string,sizeof(trunc));
+      trunc[sizeof(trunc)-1]='\0';
+      syslog(LOG_LOCAL5, LOG_INFO, "HISTORY: PID=%d UID=%d %s(++TRUNC)",
+          getpid(), getuid(), trunc);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
 
   if (history_stifled && (history_length == history_max_entries))
     {
diff -urN ./lib/readline/history.h ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/history.h
--- ./lib/readline/history.h	2003-07-31 07:38:44.000000000 -0500
+++ ../bash-3.0-syslog/lib/readline/history.h	2005-05-03 15:59:02.901369912 -0500
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@
 
 /* Place STRING at the end of the history list.
    The associated data field (if any) is set to NULL. */
-extern void add_history PARAMS((const char *));
+#ifdef USE_SYSLOG  /* kev added config time */
+extern void add_history PARAMS((const char *, int )); /* Ant added arg */
+#else
+extern void add_history PARAMS((const char *)); 
+#endif
 
 /* Change the timestamp associated with the most recent history entry to
    STRING. */