From: GMurray@cware.co.uk (Graham Murray) Subject: RE: BASH history 27 Nov 1998 09:52:13 -0800 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com, "'mvoss@kuttig.com'" >Here's my Question: > > I found the following file in my root: ".bash_history". > >It does not at all belong there! (I've got a bad > obsessive-compulsive >disorder about keeping my system tidy %-}...) > > >How can I prevent BASH from creating this file in my root directory >(C:\)? bash will put the file .bash_history into the user's Home directory. It is putting it in the root because you do not have a home directory set up. The solution is to define the enviroment variable HOME before starting bash. The this file (and others) will be placed in the correct place. - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".