Trivia question - Does bash write to .bash_history any time other than on exit? If so, when?
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@hal_pomeranz Any time the process gets a signal other than SIGABRT?
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@chaumurky I haven't tested that. But assuming the signal doesn't cause the shell to exit, I'm willing to bet not.
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@hal_pomeranz some old bash source gave me the idea..: "if (interactive_shell && sig != SIGABRT) maybe_save_shell_history ();"
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Replying to @chaumurky
@chaumurky HUP, TERM exits shell and writes history. KILL/ABRT/USR[12]/TRAP kill shell w/o writing history. INT/QUIT leave shell, no write.

Apr 5, 2016 · 2:22 PM UTC
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