Or this way: cp /dev/null ~/.bash_history
-Steve -----Original Message----- From: Scott Harrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: history command > Learning vi is a good goal, but it is overkill for this task. > > You don't need to use vi if you are just trying to clear the file. > 'echo > .bash_history' > will leave you with an empty file without opening a text editor. Actually, to be empty, the shell command should be: echo -n > .bash_history > > - -- > - -Michael > > pgp key: http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/gpgkey.txt > Red Hat Linux 7.{2,3}|8.0 in 8M of RAM: http://www.rule-project.org/ > - -- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE+FCEnn/07WoAb/SsRAoiVAKC6v1voLPpyoWpaHg6FMLII/oXbVACeLnBT > 8tXv1AqhbHEn26CvGumuuVo= > =+6D+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Scott Harrison, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
