[create environment Variable no history] create environment Variable no history #powershell #bash #zsh #environment #variable

create_environment_variable_no_history.sh

#### Powershell

# Prompt securely for the API Key
$apiKeyTemp = Read-Host "Enter your API Key"

# Set the environment variable using the temporary variable
$env:API_KEY = $apiKeyTemp

# Optional: Clear the temporary variable from memory
Remove-Variable apiKeyTemp

# Now you can use $env:API_KEY in subsequent commands in this session
# Example: Write-Host "Key set: $($env:API_KEY.Substring(0, 3))..."

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Linux/Macos

### bash, make command start with space character ignored-not saved in bash_history
export HISTCONTROL=ignorespace # ~/.bashrc

### zsh, make command start with space character ignored-not saved in zsh_history
setopt HIST_IGNORE_SPACE