Re: To escape saving double commands in shell command history.
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 10:01:00AM GMT, Sthu Deus wrote:
> Thank You for Your time and answer, Raf:
>
> >> I try to escaping saving double commands in shell command history.
> >
> >The subject is somewhat confusing - escaping in regards to shell
> >usually means something else :^)
>
> Ahh. Seems alright to me. :o)
Then look for "escape bash shell" (or similar) on the net ;^)
> >> HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
> >
> >Have you put the second line into your .bashrc file?
My bad, it should have been .bash_profile.
> I made it through
>
> .bash_login
>
> file this way:
>
> export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
>
> and it has other lines behind, therefore, yes. AFAIK if env shows the
> desired variable set as wanted, then, syntax does not matter - it is
> on already.
.bash_login is read only for login shells if .bash_profile doesn't
exist.
Regards,
--
Raf
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