Hi Dennis, there are no stupid questions... Your "shell-history" is stored in the "~/.bash_history"-file. So, if you want to remove the history, just remove the file. Nice "hack": If you want this to be the default.... just "immutable" this file: rm ~/.bash_history # delete file touch ~/.bash_history # create "empty" history chattr +i ~/.bash_history # disable changes on that file ;-) cu, Joe PS: Depending on your shell, the name of the history-file may change, but typically is something like ".*_history" -- Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Ventker joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Schlösserweg 26 (+49)(0)2572-87 14 87 D-48282 Emsdetten (+49)(0)170-44 900 14