#39838 – bash truncates ~/.bash_history to 9999 lines despite of $HISTFILESIZE

Bug 39838 - bash truncates ~/.bash_history to 9999 lines despite of $HISTFILESIZE

Summary: bash truncates ~/.bash_history to 9999 lines despite of $HISTFILESIZE

Status:	NEW

Alias:	None

Product:	Sisyphus
Classification:	Development
Component:	bash5 (show other bugs)
Version:	unstable
Hardware:	all Linux

Importance:	P5 normal
Assignee:	placeholder@altlinux.org
QA Contact:	qa-sisyphus

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Reported:	2021-03-25 16:56 MSK by Vladimir D. Seleznev
Modified:	2026-09-04 13:30 MSK (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Description

Vladimir D. Seleznev 2021-03-25 16:56:54 MSK

When $HISTFILESIZE is set in ~/.bashrc (or any other bash user initialization file), bash during the login session respects its value and truncates ~/.bash_history (I assume the default $HISTFILE) when its line number exceeds $HISTFILESIZE. But with new user login bash truncates ~/.bash_history to 9999 lines, it is very annoying when $HISTFILESIZE is greater that 9999.

HISTFILESIZE=9999 is set in /etc/profile but I think bash handles it too early that it should.

Comment 1

Anton Farygin 2026-09-04 13:30:26 MSK

bash4 больше не используется как системный shell. Ситуация не изменилась: /etc/profile (строка 33) по-прежнему выставляет HISTFILESIZE=9999. Перевешиваю на bash5.