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Jun 16, 2015 at 5:26 comment added Chris Page Don't export HISTFILE. There's no reason to export it to other programs, and ~/.bashrc is executed for every interactive bash process, so your code for setting it is going to be run in every bash anyway. In general, if a shell-defined variable isn't exported by default, you rarely should export it.
Jun 2, 2015 at 15:15 comment added sohocoke I realise my question had omitted a wish / requirement, sorry for the missing detail. Namely: I'd prefer not to have to remember to use aliases / functions; i.e. the scoping should work as an add-on to the way I normally interact with the shell.
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