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Remove a certain line from Bash history file

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026180792 views
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Problem

How can I remove a certain line from 's database?

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history

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Fix for: Remove a certain line from Bash history file

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You can achieve removal from the history file using the commandline in two steps: Typing deletes a specified line from the history in memory. Typing writes the current in-memory history to the file. The two steps together remove the line permanently from the in-memory history and from the .bash_history file as well.

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