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

[Chet Ramey]

On 12/16/24 9:36 PM, Dale R. Worley wrote:
> Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> writes:
> > 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'.
>
> What is the point of "history -s args", then?  What is it useful for?

To add arbitrary data to the history list, for whatever reason a user
likes. I think the documentation is fairly clear on that.

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