Pointing /dev/null to .bash_history doesn't work

quiplash · 05-23-2017, 08:43 PM

I saw this code in my google searches on pointing /dev/null to .bash_history. I tried it but it doesn't work. It stills writes to .bash_history. I even removed .bash_history and rerun the code again and still it writes the commands to .bash_history.

ln -sf /dev/null ~/.bash_history

Keith Hedger · 05-23-2017, 09:00 PM

if you dont want your bash history recorded just set nohist in your bashrc you shouldnt really be linking a file to a block device

quiplash · 05-23-2017, 09:34 PM

Thanks kind sir

sweepnine · 06-15-2017, 07:36 AM

See https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...istory-121236/