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[Smylers <S.Ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Man page contains the text:
> 
> HISTSIZE The number of commands to remember in the command history
> (see HISTORY below). The default value is 500.

I think that means that if HISTSIZE isn't set at all, then Bash will act
as though HISTSIZE had been set to 500.

If you have HISTSIZE set, then the default doesn't apply.

> $ grep HISTFILESIZE ~/.bashrc
> HISTFILESIZE=2000

That's HISTFILESIZE, not HISTSIZE. They are different variables, to control
different (albeit related) things.

However, skel.bashrc does also set HISTSIZE, to 1000. But that doesn't
make the manpage wrong. Ubuntu gives new users a HISTSIZE variable, but
it's still the case that a user who removes that will get a default size
of 500.

So I think this is invalid.

** Changed in: bash (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1340511

Title:
  man page contains wrong default history size

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  man page contains wrong default history size

  Steps to reproduce:

  1.    $ man bash

  2.   Search for HISTSIZE  (press   /    then type HISTSIZE  and press
  ENTER)

  Actual result:

  Man page contains the text:

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    HISTSIZE
                The number of commands to remember in the command history (see HISTORY below).  The default value is 500.
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Expected result

  The default value is 2000.

  Additional information:

  $ wc -l ~/.bash_history
  2000 /home/user/.bash_history

  $ grep HISTFILESIZE ~/.bashrc
  HISTFILESIZE=2000

  
  $ apt-get source bash
  $ cd bash-4.2/
  $ grep -nr HISTFILESIZE .
  ./debian/skel.bashrc:20:HISTFILESIZE=2000

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: bash 4.2-5ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-19.33-generic 3.11.10.5
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-19-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Jul 11 11:41:58 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-18 (143 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta i386 (20130926)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: bash
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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