# export HISTCONTROL=ignorespace # ls -ltr # pwd # service httpd stop [Note that there is a space at the beginning of service, to ignore this command from history] # history | tail -3 67 ls -ltr 68 pwd 69 history | tail -3
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How to force to forget a command in the history ?
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How to force to forget a command in the history ?
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# export HISTCONTROL=ignorespace # ls -ltr # pwd # service httpd stop [Note that there is a space at the beginning of service, to ignore this command from history] # history | tail -3 67 ls -ltr 68 pwd 69 history | tail -3
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15 Examples To Master Linux Command Line History getting excited about this, as they can hide a command from the history. It is good to understand how ignorespace works. But, as a best practice, don’t hide purposefully anything from history. <span># export HISTCONTROL=ignorespace # ls -ltr # pwd # service httpd stop [Note that there is a space at the beginning of service, to ignore this command from history] # history | tail -3 67 ls -ltr 68 pwd 69 history | tail -3 11. Clear all the previous history using option -c Sometime you may want to clear all the previous history, but want to keep the history moving forward. # history -c 12. Subtitute words
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