> Chet Ramey wrote:
> > If you want to force the history file to be completely rewritten, you
> > can use `history -w' at shell exit to rewrite it. There is, unfortunately,
> > currently no easy way to force the `rewrite-at-exit' behavior.
>
> Could a shell trap be used to do this?
>
> trap 'history -w' EXIT
That's the way to force `history -w' at shell exit. There is no variable
setting to make that behavior the default without using a trap, however.
Chet
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