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bash history is appended, but histappend is off

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Mar 15, 20262136 views
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Problem

I'm on ubuntu 10.4 and my shell is . When I open several gnome terminals and close them history is properly appended. When I enter it says among other things: Can anyone tell me where the append behaviour is configured?

Error Output

histappend      off

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Fix for: bash history is appended, but histappend is off

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tries to append history as much as possible. With on, you will guarantee always appending history. If it is off, history will still be appended until the number of commands you enter in an interactive session becomes greater than . When this happens…

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