Re: history command

[Michael Fratoni <mfratoni tuxfan homeip net>]

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On Thursday 02 January 2003 05:24 am, Patrick Law wrote:
> Hie again...
>
> How to do a select-all in vi?
> I want to select all then remove entries in .bash_history.
> Can anyone recommend any site or reference for vi?
> Thanks a lot.

Learning vi is a good goal, but it is overkill for this task.

You don't need to use vi if you are just trying to clear the file.
'echo > .bash_history'
will leave you with an empty file without opening a text editor.

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