gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...message-square56fedilinkarrow-up173file-text
arrow-up173message-squareTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePeer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 days agoType a space before rm to prevent it from being added to your history to be a extra careful.
minus-squarewh0_cares@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days agoHoly 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-up1·3 days agoSome shells provide ways to prevent some commands to be added to the history
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoFor which shell? I just tried that on a bash system and the command was still stored in .bash_history 😔
minus-squarePeer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoSet 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.