bitcoinknots/bitcoin

GUI/Console: A way to clear command history

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#204 opened on Oct 2, 2025

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Suggestion:

  1. Type /clearhistory
  2. GUI prompt warning it is irreversible but not guaranteed to be irrecoverable, and that it will also clear the output.
  3. Overwrite saved history with dummy data (abstract code in RPCConsole::RPCConsole? be careful not to newly store lengths of unsaved commands!)
  4. history.clear() and overwrite saved history again
  5. Clear output too

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