Allow adjust the number of commands to remember in the command
history.
* tools/virsh.c (vshReadlineInit): Read and sanity the
VIRSH_HISTSIZE variable.
(VIRSH_HISTSIZE_MAX): New constant.
* tools/virsh.pod: Document VIRSH_HISTSIZE variable.
---
tools/virsh.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
tools/virsh.pod | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index bad78c9..b9181f3 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -2748,11 +2748,14 @@ vshReadlineCompletion(const char *text, int start,
return matches;
}
+#define VIRSH_HISTSIZE_MAX 500000
static int
vshReadlineInit(vshControl *ctl)
{
char *userdir = NULL;
+ int max_history = 500;
+ const char *histsize_str;
/* Allow conditional parsing of the ~/.inputrc file. */
rl_readline_name = "virsh";
@@ -2761,7 +2764,19 @@ vshReadlineInit(vshControl *ctl)
rl_attempted_completion_function = vshReadlineCompletion;
/* Limit the total size of the history buffer */
- stifle_history(500);
+ if ((histsize_str = virGetEnvBlockSUID("VIRSH_HISTSIZE"))) {
+ if (virStrToLong_i(histsize_str, NULL, 10, &max_history) < 0) {
+ vshError(ctl, "%s", _("Bad $VIRSH_HISTSIZE value."));
+ VIR_FREE(userdir);
+ return -1;
+ } else if (max_history > VIRSH_HISTSIZE_MAX || max_history < 0) {
+ vshError(ctl, _("$VIRSH_HISTSIZE value should be between 0 and
%d"),
+ VIRSH_HISTSIZE_MAX);
+ VIR_FREE(userdir);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+ stifle_history(max_history);
/* Prepare to read/write history from/to the $XDG_CACHE_HOME/virsh/history file */
userdir = virGetUserCacheDirectory();
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index 23d17c4..dac9a08 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -3349,6 +3349,11 @@ The editor to use by the B<edit> and related options.
The editor to use by the B<edit> and related options, if C<VISUAL>
is not set.
+=item VIRSH_HISTSIZE
+
+The number of commands to remember in the command history. The
+default value is 500.
+
=item LIBVIRT_DEBUG=LEVEL
Turn on verbose debugging of all libvirt API calls. Valid levels are
--
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