On Sat, Mar 31, 2001 at 12:05:25PM -0800, Jim Richardson wrote: > > Wait til you type 'shutdown -h now' on the workstation in front of you > > and nothing happens, then from the other room (where all the servers > > are...) you hear, "Hey! What the [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > Or do the same thing by hitting the up arrow key one time too many > followed by return... > Anyone know how to make bash history *not* keep certain commands? :)
If you edit a command in your history and then execute a different one, the edited command remains in your history. For example, the sequence <up>^a^k<down><enter> (where ^a means control-a) erases the previous command from my history (although it puts it in my kill ring, but that's not so dangerous. You can also use ^r to search for something specific; I use this if I'm going back more than few commands. Read the history section of the bash man page for more fun tricks. Rob -- Hi! I'm Larry. This is my brother Bob, and this is my other brother Jimbo. We thought you might like to know the names of your assailants.