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Infinite Bash History
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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
# Eternal bash history | |
# -------------------- | |
# Undocumented(?) feature which sets the size to "unlimited". | |
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9457233/unlimited-bash-history | |
export HISTFILESIZE= | |
export HISTSIZE= | |
export HISTTIMEFORMAT="[%F %T] " | |
# Change the file location because certain bash sessions truncate .bash_history file upon close. | |
# http://superuser.com/questions/575479/bash-history-truncated-to-500-lines-on-each-login | |
export HISTFILE=~/.infinite_history | |
# Force prompt to write history after every command. | |
# Useful when using multiple terminals spread between programs | |
# or machines with network shared home directory. | |
# http://superuser.com/questions/20900/bash-history-loss | |
export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; $PROMPT_COMMAND" |
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