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Commands to erase bash history
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| # Clears bash history | |
| cat /dev/null > ~/.bash_history | |
| # Prevent history from being recorded | |
| ln -s ~/.bash_history /dev/null | |
| # A copy of the history is stored in memory and written to the file uppon logout. | |
| # To get around this: | |
| cat /dev/null > ~/.bash_history && history -c && exit |
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