How Do You Delete Line History in Linux?
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If you want to delete a particular command, enter history -d . To clear the entire contents of the history file, execute history -c . The history file is stored in a file that you can modify, as well.

How do you delete entries in Linux?

To remove a single line from the history file, use the -d option. For example, if you want to clear a command where you entered clear-text password as in the scenario above, find the line number in the history file and run this command.

How do I clear bash history in Linux?

How to clear bash shell history command

  1. Open the terminal application.
  2. Type the following command to to clear bash history completely: history -c.
  3. Another option to remove terminal history in Ubuntu: unset HISTFILE.
  4. Log out and login again to test changes.
Alexander Ross

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