Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] FAQ: sync newuser-install

[Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 4:12 AM Daniel Shahaf <d.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Felipe Contreras wrote on Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:31 +00:00:
> > Better to use the same HISTFILE in both.
>
> Agreed, but...
>
> > +++ b/Etc/FAQ.yo
> > @@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ label(321)
> >    In zsh, you need to set the location where you want the history to be written
> >    with tt($HISTFILE).  For example,
> >    verb(
> > -    HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history
> > +    HISTFILE=~/.histfile
>
> The default name should include "zsh" somewhere for coexistence with
> other programs.  So, I'd rather keep the FAQ as-is.

I agree having a '.zsh_' prefix is more consistent with other
programs, but then that's what should be in the newuser-install
script, no?

I actually think this should be the default, no need for *everyone* to
specify this.

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Felipe Contreras