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Re: PS1 \# doesn't take into account HISTIGNORE and HISTCONTROL
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: PS1 \# doesn't take into account HISTIGNORE and HISTCONTROL |
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Thu, 2 Jun 2016 10:34:07 -0400 |
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On 6/2/16 6:38 AM, Carlos Morata wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Fedora 22 and 4.3.42(1)-release.
> The issue is that \# prompt variable doesn't take into account the value of
> HISTIGNORE and HISTCONTROL.
It's not supposed to. The `command number' is a count of the commands
entered during the current shell session. If you want something that
reflects the current position in the history list, use `\!'. There is
language in the man page that reflects this.
Chet
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