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Remove duplicate entries from .zsh_history with timestamp.
"""
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"""
import os
import pathlib
filename = ".zsh_history"
zsh_history_path = pathlib.Path(os.getenv("HOME", "")) / filename
if not zsh_history_path.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"{filename} not found.")
with open(zsh_history_path, "r") as f:
content = f.read().splitlines()
with open(zsh_history_path, "w") as f:
unique_row_contents = set()
for row in content:
row_content = row.split(";", 1)[-1]
if row_content in unique_row_contents:
continue
unique_row_contents.add(row_content)
f.write(row + "\n")
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