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Command Description
HISTSIZE Commands saved in memory number (default: 500)
HISTFILESIZE Commands saved in history file (default: 500)
HISTCONTROL erasedups: erase previous duplicates
shopt -s histappend History additions are appended rather than overwritten
history -a Adds to history immediately?!
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