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Re: bash-4.2.53: HISTSIZE=-1 causes segfault on startup
From: |
Greg Wooledge |
Subject: |
Re: bash-4.2.53: HISTSIZE=-1 causes segfault on startup |
Date: |
Tue, 9 May 2017 08:00:10 -0400 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.4.2.3i |
On Mon, May 08, 2017 at 07:43:27PM -0400, Chet Ramey wrote:
> If you want a workaround that should work in bash-4.2 and bash-4.3, try
> using some large number (people have used 9999) for HISTSIZE, giving you
> effectively unlimited history.
Or check $BASH_VERSION (or ${BASH_VERSINFO[@]}) before deciding which
value of HISTSIZE to use.