Set limit on command history length

2016-02-25 03:50:22 -06:00
parent e171aba8b5
commit e87ee10f8b
1 changed files with 3 additions and 1 deletions
@@ -77,13 +77,15 @@ class CLI( Cmd ):
            return
        cls.readlineInited = True
        try:
-            from readline import read_history_file, write_history_file
+            from readline import ( read_history_file, write_history_file,
+                                   set_history_length )
        except ImportError:
            pass
        else:
            history_path = os.path.expanduser( '~/.mininet_history' )
            if os.path.isfile( history_path ):
                read_history_file( history_path )
+                set_history_length( 1000 )
            atexit.register( lambda: write_history_file( history_path ) )

    def run( self ):