fish-shell/share/functions/history.fish

#
#Deletes an item from history
#

function history --description "Deletes an item from history"

    set -l argc (count $argv)
    set -l prefix_args ""
    set -l contains_args ""

	set -l cmd print

    set -l search_mode none

    if test $argc -gt 0  
        for i in (seq $argc)
            switch $argv[$i]
                case --delete
                    set cmd delete
                case --prefix
                    set search_mode prefix
                    set prefix_args $argv[(math $i + 1)]
                case --contains
                    set search_mode contains
                    set contains_args $argv[(math $i + 1)]
                case --save
                    set cmd save
                case --clear
                    set cmd clear
                case --search
                	set cmd print
            end
        end
    else
        #Execute history builtin without any argument
        builtin history
        return
    end

    switch $cmd
    	case print
    		# Print matching items
    		# Note this may end up passing --search twice to the builtin,
    		# but that's harmless
    		builtin history --search $argv
    	
    	case delete
    		# Interactively delete history
			set -l found_items ""
			switch $search_mode
				case prefix
					set found_items (builtin history --search --prefix $prefix_args)
				case contains
					set found_items (builtin history --search --contains $contains_args)
				case none
					builtin history $argv

 					#Save changes after deleting item
  					builtin history --save
					return 0 
			end
			
			set found_items_count (count $found_items)
			if test $found_items_count -gt 0 
				echo "[0] cancel"
				echo "[1] all"
				echo
				
				for i in (seq $found_items_count)
					printf "[%s] %s \n" (math $i + 1) $found_items[$i]
				end
	
				read --local --prompt "echo 'Delete which entries? > '" choice
				set choice (echo $choice | tr " " "\n")
				
				for i in $choice
					
					# Skip empty input, for example, if the user just hits return
					if test -z $i
						continue
					end
				
					#Following two validations could be embedded with "and" but I find the syntax kind of weird. 
					if not echo $i | grep -E -q "^[0-9]+\$"
						printf "Invalid input: %s\n" $i 
						continue 
					end
	 
					if test $i -gt (math $found_items_count + 1)
						printf "Invalid input : %s\n" $i 
						continue
					end
					
					if test $i = "0"
						printf "Cancel\n"
						return 
					else
						if test $i = "1"
							for item in $found_items
								builtin history --delete $item
							end
							printf "Deleted all!\n"
						else
							builtin history --delete $found_items[(math $i - 1)]
						end

					end
				end
 				#Save changes after deleting item(s)
  				builtin history --save
			 end
        case save
            #Save changes to history file
            builtin history $argv
		case clear
			# Erase the entire history
            echo "Are you sure you want to clear history ? (y/n)"
            read ch
            if test $ch = "y"
                builtin history $argv
                echo "History cleared!"
            end
	end
end