From: ethan
To: [email protected]
Subject: ;exit in bash history causes bash to exit
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt
-fexceptions -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOUR>
uname output: Linux eLaptop 6.13.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun,
23 Mar 2025 17:17:30 +0000 x86_64 GNU>
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 5.2
Patch Level: 37
Release Status: release
Description:
Having ";exit" as the last entry in .bash_history, causes bash
to immediately exit when loading
Note: Also appears to happen with alises. For example I have
`q` aliased to `exit`, and `;q` causes >
Repeat-By:
Open a terminal with bash as the shell
Type `;exit`
Re-open the terminal, it will immediately close
