From 488f086fa54bf40883c9a10ed35f436e79cc8953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Radoslaw Burny Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 02:17:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about HISTCONTROL to README. --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 438e9f0..620af47 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ In `.tmux.conf`: set -g @resurrect-save-bash-history 'on' Bash `history` for individual panes will now be saved and restored. Due to -technical limitations, this only works for panes which have Bash running in -foreground (as opposed to e.g. vi or top) when saving. +technical limitations, this only works for panes which have no program running in +foreground when saving. `tmux-resurrect` will send history write command +to each such pane. To prevent these commands from being added to history themselves, +add `HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth` to your `.bashrc` (this is set by default in Ubuntu). ### Other goodies