- How do I delete history of all entries?
- How do I clear session history in Linux?
- Can I delete .bash history?
- How do I permanently delete terminal history?
How do I delete history of all entries?
Removing history
There may come a time that you want to remove some or all the commands in your history file. If you want to delete a particular command, enter history -d <line number> . To clear the entire contents of the history file, execute history -c .
How do I clear session history in Linux?
Clear the Current Session's History
There's your current sessions' history, and there's your long-term history. Our first command, history -c , deals with the current session. The history command is built into Bash itself, and the -c modifier tells the program to clear that history.
Can I delete .bash history?
When you have a terminal open, and you issue a command, it writes the command to the history file. So issuing history -c will clear the history from that file. The problem comes about when you have multiple terminal windows open.
How do I permanently delete terminal history?
The procedure to delete terminal command history are as follows on Ubuntu:
- Open the terminal application.
- Type the following command to to clear bash history completely: history -c.
- Another option to remove terminal history in Ubuntu: unset HISTFILE.
- Log out and login again to test changes.