GNU bug report logs - #19731
24.4; /dev/null is deleted by tramp-sh.el

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: crocket <crockabiscuit <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:20:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 21697, 23041

Found in versions 24.4, 24.5

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 19731 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, crocket <crockabiscuit <at> gmail.com>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#19731: 24.4; /dev/null is deleted by tramp-sh.el
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:54:14 -0500

Michael Albinus wrote:

> Now, when I unset HISTFILE in Tramp, I also set HISTFILESIZE and
> HISTSIZE to 0. 

I'd be concerned that that might mean "use the default history file, and
truncate it to zero size [even if it already existed]" to some shell,
but I haven't actually checked.
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