@gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agoTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...message-square60fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...@gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Zozano@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-24 months agoThat’s why I always: cd .cache ls rm -r *
minus-square@Peer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink15•4 months agoType a space before rm to prevent it from being added to your history to be a extra careful.
minus-square@wh0_cares@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink14•4 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-square@Edo78@feddit.itlinkfedilink1•4 months agoSome shells provide ways to prevent some commands to be added to the history
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMorelinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoFor which shell? I just tried that on a bash system and the command was still stored in .bash_history 😔
minus-square@Peer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink3•4 months agoSet the HISTCONTROLvariable. If it is set to ignorespace then commands entered with a leading-space will not be stored in the history.
minus-square@ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink1•4 months ago rm -r * Also, if you have to type that, don’t use the numpad: / is only one key away from *. If you finger snags the / key on its way to * and you happen to be root, your root partition will go bye-bye.
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.
Some shells provide ways to prevent some commands to be added to the 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.Also, if you have to type that, don’t use the numpad: / is only one key away from *. If you finger snags the / key on its way to * and you happen to be root, your root partition will go bye-bye.