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Re: BASH history
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: BASH history
- From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao at a dot crl dot com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 07:28:56 -0600
- References: <C12566C8.00390F58.00@notes.kuttig.com>
mvoss@kuttig.com wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I'm trying to work myself into Linux & stuff, and I try to use the BASH
> that comes with Cygwin Bxx to work under Win32.
> It's fun, it's somewhat cooler than the DOS-prompt!
>
> Here's my Question:
> I found the following file in my root: ".bash_history".
> It does not at all belong there! (I've got a bad obsessive-compulsive
> disorder about keeping my system tidy %-}...)
>
> How can I prevent BASH from creating this file in my root directory
> (C:\)?
Bash looks for an environment variable called HOME and put .bash_history
there. It also reads the .bashrc start up script from there.
It is debatable whether to set HOME to /home/username (the Linux way) or
C:\Windows\Profiles\UserName (the Windows way).
--
Weiqi Gao
weiqigao@a.crl.com
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