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Re: [PATCH] zexit: don't write history in sub-shells

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From: dana <dana@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] zexit: don't write history in sub-shells
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:17:22 -0500
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On Wed 8 Jul 2026, at 21:56, dana wrote:
> i think the lock failure is because both the sub-shell exiting and the
> command executing want to save the history

i should mention you probably need some form of inc_append_history
enabled to trigger this

with inc_append_history_time even this will do it:

  ( exit ) &

but it might take a few tries

dana

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- [PATCH] zexit: don't write history in sub-shells
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