I think it could be interpreted both ways - regression or feature. I personally think it's a regression and should be patched, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
As for another shell, "zsh" is similar to bash and is available in the repos. It has the old history behavior. I'd also recommend checking out ohmyzsh on github. You'll need to Google it, as setting it up as default takes some configuring and this isn't the place for a tutorial. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725327 Title: bash 4.2 does not save history (~/.bash_history) when using close window -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
