edited the description the original description implied that HISTCONTROL=erasedups will also erase duplicates from the history file. that is not the case. see bug #189881
** Description changed: By default, when a command is used in a console, that one is saved in bash history. - The problem is that each new command is saved again even if that command exist in history: .bash_history become fatty & it's a pain to recall a previous command using arrows. + The problem is that each new command is saved again even if that command exist in history. bash history become fatty & it's a pain to recall a previous command using arrows. The solution is to modify the .bashrc file by adding: export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:erasedups to prevent duplicates Please, make that change as default. -- bash history without duplicates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415217 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
