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-rw-r--r--libbb/lineedit.c14
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index b25386b..5d65665 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -958,14 +958,16 @@ static void load_history(const char *fromfile)
FILE *fp;
int hi;
- /* cleanup old */
- for (hi = state->cnt_history; hi > 0;) {
- hi--;
- free(state->history[hi]);
- }
+ /* NB: do not trash old history if file can't be opened */
fp = fopen(fromfile, "r");
if (fp) {
+ /* clean up old history */
+ for (hi = state->cnt_history; hi > 0;) {
+ hi--;
+ free(state->history[hi]);
+ }
+
for (hi = 0; hi < MAX_HISTORY;) {
char *hl = xmalloc_getline(fp);
int l;
@@ -982,8 +984,8 @@ static void load_history(const char *fromfile)
state->history[hi++] = hl;
}
fclose(fp);
+ state->cur_history = state->cnt_history = hi;
}
- state->cur_history = state->cnt_history = hi;
}
/* state->flags is already checked to be nonzero */