Why yes, I have seen one of the Toy Story movies.
Anyhow, nothing is really infinite (according to our current observations), so you can't really have an infinite Bash history. Long before the heat death of the universe, you'll run out of disk space. But, you can have a really big Bash history because it's just plain text and doesn't take up much space.
So, it's not technically infinite - but the setting you're using is considered to make it infinite. Don't worry, it's remarkably easy.
And, yes, I do want infinite Bash history. If it's a brand new install, you can bet that I'm going through my backups and copying my Bash history to the new device. That's where I store all the good stuff! I even copy my Bash history to other computers that aren't new - though I do that less often and actually merge them and remove any duplicates.
Anyhow, nothing is really infinite (according to our current observations), so you can't really have an infinite Bash history. Long before the heat death of the universe, you'll run out of disk space. But, you can have a really big Bash history because it's just plain text and doesn't take up much space.
So, it's not technically infinite - but the setting you're using is considered to make it infinite. Don't worry, it's remarkably easy.
How To: Have Infinite Bash History • Linux Tips
Today we're going to have a good time because we're learning how you can have infinite Bash history. There's a bit more to it.
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And, yes, I do want infinite Bash history. If it's a brand new install, you can bet that I'm going through my backups and copying my Bash history to the new device. That's where I store all the good stuff! I even copy my Bash history to other computers that aren't new - though I do that less often and actually merge them and remove any duplicates.