gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZozano@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoThat’s why I always: cd .cache ls rm -r *
minus-squarePeer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoType a space before rm to prevent it from being added to your history to be a extra careful.
minus-squarewh0_cares@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHoly shit, I never knew you could do that! I’ve always really wanted a feature to stop random commands from being added to my history.
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoFor which shell? I just tried that on a bash system and the command was still stored in .bash_history 😔
minus-squarePeer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSet the HISTCONTROLvariable. If it is set to ignorespace then commands entered with a leading-space will not be stored in the history.
That’s why I always:
Type a space before rm to prevent it from being added to your history to be a extra careful.
Holy shit, I never knew you could do that! I’ve always really wanted a feature to stop random commands from being added to my history.
For which shell? I just tried that on a bash system and the command was still stored in .bash_history 😔
Set the
HISTCONTROLvariable. If it is set toignorespacethen commands entered with a leading-space will not be stored in the history.