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diff --git a/bashhist.c b/bashhist.c
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--- a/bashhist.c
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+++ b/bashhist.c
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@@ -702,6 +702,12 @@ check_add_history (line, force)
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 #if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY)
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 #define SYSLOG_MAXLEN 600
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+#if defined (SYSLOG_SHOPT)
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+int syslog_history = SYSLOG_SHOPT;
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+#else
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+int syslog_history = 1;
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+#endif
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+
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 void
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 bash_syslog_history (line)
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      const char *line;
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@@ -782,7 +788,8 @@ bash_add_history (line)
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     really_add_history (line);
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 #if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY)
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-  bash_syslog_history (line);
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+  if (syslog_history)
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+    bash_syslog_history (line);
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 #endif
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   using_history ();
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diff --git a/builtins/shopt.def b/builtins/shopt.def
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--- a/builtins/shopt.def
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+++ b/builtins/shopt.def
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@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ extern char *shell_name;
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 extern int debugging_mode;
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 #endif
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+#if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY) && defined (SYSLOG_SHOPT)
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+extern int syslog_history;
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+#endif
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+
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 static void shopt_error __P((char *));
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 static int set_shellopts_after_change __P((char *, int));
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@@ -208,6 +212,9 @@ static struct {
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 #endif
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   { "shift_verbose", &print_shift_error, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
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   { "sourcepath", &source_uses_path, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
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+#if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY) && defined (SYSLOG_SHOPT)
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+  { "syslog_history", &syslog_history, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
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+#endif
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   { "xpg_echo", &xpg_echo, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL },
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   { (char *)0, (int *)0, (shopt_set_func_t *)NULL }
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 };
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diff --git a/config-top.h b/config-top.h
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--- a/config-top.h
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+++ b/config-top.h
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@@ -109,5 +109,12 @@
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 #  define SYSLOG_LEVEL LOG_INFO
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 #endif
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+/* Define if you want syslogging history to be controllable at runtime via a
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+   shell option; if defined, the value is the default for the syslog_history
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+   shopt option */
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+#if defined (SYSLOG_HISTORY)
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+#define SYSLOG_SHOPT 0
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+#endif
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+
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 /* Define if you want to include code in shell.c to support wordexp(3) */
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 /* #define WORDEXP_OPTION */
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diff --git a/doc/bash.1 b/doc/bash.1
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--- a/doc/bash.1
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+++ b/doc/bash.1
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@@ -9224,6 +9224,9 @@ If set, the
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 to find the directory containing the file supplied as an argument.
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 This option is enabled by default.
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 .TP 8
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+.B syslog_history
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+If set, command history is logged to syslog.
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+.TP 8
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 .B xpg_echo
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 If set, the \fBecho\fP builtin expands backslash-escape sequences
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 by default.