04-19-2012
If you just need for different user's histories not to mix, methyl solution is fine.
If you don't trust other people using your machine and need full privacy on it, don't allow anyone else than you with root privileges on your machine.
Even using a shell that doesn't record the command history by design or by configuration isn't going to prevent a user with root privileges to monitor what you are typing in real time and store all commands you are executing somewhere.
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initctl2dot
initctl2dot(8) System Manager's Manual initctl2dot(8)
NAME
initctl2dot - manual page for initctl2dot
SYNOPSIS
initctl2dot [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
Convert initctl(8) output to GraphViz dot(1) format.
With no options, initctl(8) will be invoked automatically and the output written to file upstart.dot.
OPTIONS
-h Display usage statement.
-f INFILE , --infile=INFILE
File to read initctl(8) output from ("initctl show-config -e"). If not specified, initctl(8) will be run automatically.
-w OUTFILE , --outfile=OUTFILE
File to write output to.
-r RESTRICTIONS , --restrict-to-jobs=RESTRICTIONS
Limit display of start on and stop on conditions to comma-separated list of jobs.
--color-emits=COLOR_EMITS
Specify color for 'emits' lines.
--color-start-on=COLOR_START_ON
Specify color for 'start on' lines.
--color-stop-on=COLOR_STOP_ON
Specify color for 'stop on' lines.
--color-event=COLOR_EVENT
Specify color for event boxes.
--color-text=COLOR_TEXT
Specify color for summary text.
--color-bg=COLOR_BG
Specify background color for diagram.
--color-event-text=COLOR_EVENT_TEXT
Specify color for text in event boxes.
--color-job-text=COLOR_JOB_TEXT
Specify color for text in job boxes.
--color-job=COLOR_JOB
Specify color for job boxes.
AUTHOR
Written by James Hunt <james.hunt@ubuntu.com>
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at <https://launchpad.net/upstart/+bugs>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Canonical Ltd.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
init(8) initctl(8)
Upstart 2011-03-07 initctl2dot(8)