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by myhf 3940 days ago
It can also be nice to use HISTCONTROL=ignorespace

If you're planning on keeping a lot of history, ignorespace makes it easy to avoid inserting commands with sensitive info. A well-placed $(cat) can work too.

    $  PASSWORD=hunter2 # sensitive info doesn't go into history
    $ curl -O http://name:$PASSWORD@server/path # command with correct syntax does go into history