Comments on: How to Clear Command Line History http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: roxb http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/#comment-472815 roxb Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:13:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34974#comment-472815 bash clean history alias cleanH='history -c;echo ""> ~/.bash_history' add alias in ~/.bashrc cya bash clean history

alias cleanH=’history -c;echo “”> ~/.bash_history’

add alias in ~/.bashrc

cya

]]> By: nolan http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/#comment-466878 nolan Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:17:28 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34974#comment-466878 how about if you dont want history saved at all and tired of typing history -c. HISTSIZE=0 will not save anything to history. how about if you dont want history saved at all and tired of typing history -c. HISTSIZE=0 will not save anything to history.

]]> By: steve http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/#comment-466521 steve Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:30:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34974#comment-466521 if you want exit without saving the history session: $ kill -9 $$ if you want exit without saving the history session:

$ kill -9 $$

]]> By: @Peter http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/#comment-466200 @Peter Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:54:15 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34974#comment-466200 I think you mean ctrl-R. I think you mean ctrl-R.

]]> By: Peter http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/#comment-466108 Peter Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:46:20 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34974#comment-466108 Keeping the history file can be useful: Bash has an instant reverse search function. To search through old commands, press cmd-R and then start typing any part of a command previously used. Quite handy... Keeping the history file can be useful:

Bash has an instant reverse search function. To search through old commands, press cmd-R and then start typing any part of a command previously used. Quite handy…

]]> By: bv7 http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/#comment-465829 bv7 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:29:46 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34974#comment-465829 Thanks I didn't know this command It's good :) Thanks I didn’t know this command It’s good :)

]]> By: pkt http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/17/how-to-clear-command-line-history/#comment-465548 pkt Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:59:03 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34974#comment-465548 Should work with other shells as well, but .sh_history, .tsch_history etc are easy to remove anyway. Should work with other shells as well, but .sh_history, .tsch_history etc are easy to remove anyway.

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