gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · vor 11 MonatenTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...message-squaremessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · vor 11 Monatenmessage-square56linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePeerlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·vor 11 MonatenType a space before rm to prevent it from being added to your history to be a extra careful.
minus-squarewh0_cares@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·vor 11 MonatenHoly shit, I never knew you could do that! I’ve always really wanted a feature to stop random commands from being added to my history.
minus-squareEdo78@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·vor 11 MonatenSome shells provide ways to prevent some commands to be added to the history
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 11 MonatenFor which shell? I just tried that on a bash system and the command was still stored in .bash_history 😔
minus-squarePeerlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·vor 11 MonatenSet the HISTCONTROLvariable. If it is set to ignorespace then commands entered with a leading-space will not be stored in the history.
Type a space before rm to prevent it from being added to your history to be a extra careful.
Holy shit, I never knew you could do that! I’ve always really wanted a feature to stop random commands from being added to my history.
Some shells provide ways to prevent some commands to be added to the history
For which shell? I just tried that on a bash system and the command was still stored in .bash_history 😔
Set the
HISTCONTROLvariable. If it is set toignorespacethen commands entered with a leading-space will not be stored in the history.