Re: history -s from inside function replaces last command rather than adding to it

[Chet Ramey]

On 12/13/24 6:03 PM, Bug Maybefound wrote:

> Bash Version: 5.2
> Patch Level: 37
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> If I make a function that does history -s whatever, that seems to be put in 
> the history instead of the function call rather than along with it.

Yes:

        -s     Store the args in the history list  as  a  single  entry.
               The  last  command  in the history list is removed before
               adding the args.

That last command is usually `history -s args'.


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