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		bombela on Oct 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Passwords’ generated strong password format Prefix any command with a space and bash won't append to the history.

gruturo on Oct 21, 2024 [–]

Careful that's only true if you set HISTCONTROL to "ignorespace" or "ignoreboth".

bombela on Oct 21, 2024 | [–]

Which seems the default in my anecdotal experience on debian/Ubuntu.

It is also the default on fish shell in the same anecdotal experience.

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