gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareTried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead...gun@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZozano@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days agoThat’s why I always: cd .cache ls rm -r *
minus-squarePeer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoType a space before rm to prevent it from being added to your history to be a extra careful.
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day 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-up3·1 day agoSet the HISTCONTROLvariable. If it is set to ignorespace then commands entered with a leading-space will not be stored in the history.
minus-squarewh0_cares@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days 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-squareEdo78@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoSome shells provide ways to prevent some commands to be added to the history
minus-squareExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day 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.
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.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
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.