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--- qnd:bash_configuration [2021/12/08 19:55] – mgupton
+++ qnd:bash_configuration [2023/03/31 11:34] (current) – mgupton
@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 #
 shopt -s histverify
-export HISTIGNORE="history*:[ \tbf]g*:hh:jobs:fc"
+# Exclude things from being saved in history
+export HISTIGNORE="history*:[ \tbf]g*:hh:hs:jobs:fc:clear:man *"
+# Prevent duplicate entries
+export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups
+# When the shell exits, append to the history file instead of overwriting it
+shopt -s histappend
+# Add date-time stamp for commands in history output
+export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%F %T "
+#
+# Add current line to history without executing it.
+#
+bind '"\C-q": "\C-a history -s \C-j"'
 #
 # Bind the keyboard combination Alt + h to displaying the command history.
 #
-bind '"\eh":" history | sort -nr | less\n"'
+# bind '"\eh":" history | sort -nr | less\n"'
-bind '"\ew":" jobs\n"'
+bind -x '"\eh":" history | sort -nr | less"'
+# bind '"\ew":" jobs\n"'
+bind -x '"\ew":" jobs"'
 #
 # Disable flow control, so Ctrl + s can be used for forward searches in history to go with reverse searches (Ctrl + r)
@@ Line 20: / Line 33: @@
 stty -ixon
-alias ls='ls -haltr --color | less -R'
+alias ll='ls -haltr --color'
 alias grep='grep -i'
 alias hh='history | sort -nr | less'
 alias hg='history | grep'
 alias nn='nano'
+alias ha='history -a'
+alias hs='history -s'
 </code>
+<code bash>
+# Handle saving history with multiple shells
+# After each command, append to the history file and reread it
+# Ref: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/1288/preserve-bash-history-in-multiple-terminal-windows
+PROMPT_COMMAND="${PROMPT_COMMAND:+$PROMPT_COMMAND$'\n'}history -a; history -c; history -r"
+</code>