• Quit Bash Shell Without Saving History

    How to log out / quit / exit Bash shell without saving Bash history :

    Remove Only Current Session Bash History and Leave Older History Untouched

    1. Quit Bash Shell Without Saving History: Unset HISTFILE

    unset HISTFILE && exit

    2. Quit Bash Shell Without Saving History: Kill Console

    kill -9 $$

    Remove/Delete Bash History Completely

    3. Quit Bash Shell Without Saving History: Clear History Option

    history -c && exit

    4. Quit Bash Shell Without Saving History: Set HISTSIZE to 0 (zero)

    HISTSIZE=0 && exit

    5. Quit Bash Shell Without Saving History: Delete HISTFILE and Unset HISTFILE

    rm -f $HISTFILE && unset HISTFILE && exit

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