history: Allow deleting ranges

This allows giving a range like "5..7".

It works in combination with more (including overlapping) ranges or
single indices.

Fixes #9736

(cherry picked from commit 65769bf8c8)

doc_src/cmds/history.rst

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The following operations (sub-commands) are available:
     Returns history items matching the search string. If no search string is provided it returns all history items. This is the default operation if no other operation is specified. You only have to explicitly say ``history search`` if you wish to search for one of the subcommands. The ``--contains`` search option will be used if you don't specify a different search option. Entries are ordered newest to oldest unless you use the ``--reverse`` flag. If stdout is attached to a tty the output will be piped through your pager by the history function. The history builtin simply writes the results to stdout.
 
 **delete**
-    Deletes history items. The ``--contains`` search option will be used if you don't specify a different search option. If you don't specify ``--exact`` a prompt will be displayed before any items are deleted asking you which entries are to be deleted. You can enter the word "all" to delete all matching entries. You can enter a single ID (the number in square brackets) to delete just that single entry. You can enter more than one ID separated by a space to delete multiple entries. Just press [enter] to not delete anything. Note that the interactive delete behavior is a feature of the history function. The history builtin only supports ``--exact --case-sensitive`` deletion.
+    Deletes history items. The ``--contains`` search option will be used if you don't specify a different search option. If you don't specify ``--exact`` a prompt will be displayed before any items are deleted asking you which entries are to be deleted. You can enter the word "all" to delete all matching entries. You can enter a single ID (the number in square brackets) to delete just that single entry. You can enter more than one ID, or an ID range separated by a space to delete multiple entries. Just press [enter] to not delete anything. Note that the interactive delete behavior is a feature of the history function. The history builtin only supports ``--exact --case-sensitive`` deletion.
 
 **merge**
     Immediately incorporates history changes from other sessions. Ordinarily ``fish`` ignores history changes from sessions started after the current one. This command applies those changes immediately.

share/functions/history.fish

@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ function history --description "display or manipulate interactive command histor
                 for i in (seq $found_items_count)
                     printf "[%s] %s\n" $i $found_items[$i]
                 end
-                echo ""
+                echo
                 echo "Enter nothing to cancel the delete, or"
-                echo "Enter one or more of the entry IDs separated by a space, or"
+                echo "Enter one or more of the entry IDs or ranges like '5..12', separated by a space."
-                echo "Enter \"all\" to delete all the matching entries."
+                echo "For example '7 10..15 35 788..812'."
-                echo ""
+                echo "Enter 'all' to delete all the matching entries."
-                read --local --prompt "echo 'Delete which entries? > '" choice
+                echo
+                read --local --prompt "echo 'Delete which entries? '" choice
                 echo ''
 
                 if test -z "$choice"
@@ -154,16 +155,42 @@ function history --description "display or manipulate interactive command histor
                     return
                 end
 
+                set -l choices
                 for i in (string split " " -- $choice)
-                    if test -z "$i"
+                    # Expand ranges like 577..580
-                        or not string match -qr '^[1-9][0-9]*$' -- $i
+                    if set -l inds (string match -rg '^([1-9][0-9]*)\.\.([1-9][0-9]*)' -- $i)
-                        or test $i -gt $found_items_count
+                        if test $inds[1] -gt $found_items_count
-                        printf "Ignoring invalid history entry ID \"%s\"\n" $i
+                            or test $inds[1] -gt $inds[2]
+                            printf (_ "Ignoring invalid history entry ID \"%s\"\n") $i
+                            continue
+                        end
+
+                        set -l indexes (seq $inds[1] 1 $inds[2])
+                        if set -q indexes[1]
+                            set -a choices $indexes
+                        end
                         continue
                     end
 
-                    printf "Deleting history entry %s: \"%s\"\n" $i $found_items[$i]
+                    if string match -qr '^[1-9][0-9]*$' -- $i
-                    builtin history delete --exact --case-sensitive -- "$found_items[$i]"
+                        and test $i -lt $found_items_count
+                        set -a choices $i
+                    else
+                        printf (_ "Ignoring invalid history entry ID \"%s\"\n") $i
+                        continue
+                    end
+                end
+
+                if not set -q choices[1]
+                    return 1
+                end
+
+                set choices (path sort -u -- $choices)
+
+                echo Deleting choices: $choices
+                for x in $choices
+                    printf "Deleting history entry %s: \"%s\"\n" $x $found_items[$x]
+                    builtin history delete --exact --case-sensitive -- "$found_items[$x]"
                 end
                 builtin history save
             end

tests/pexpects/history.py

@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ expect_re("history delete -p 'echo hello'\r\n")
 expect_re("\[1\] echo hello AGAIN\r\n")
 expect_re("\[2\] echo hello again\r\n\r\n")
 expect_re(
-    'Enter nothing to cancel.*\r\nEnter "all" to delete all the matching entries\.\r\n'
+    'Enter nothing to cancel the delete, or\r\nEnter one or more of the entry IDs or ranges like \'5..12\', separated by a space.\r\nFor example \'7 10..15 35 788..812\'.\r\nEnter \'all\' to delete all the matching entries.\r\n'
 )
-expect_re("Delete which entries\? >")
+expect_re("Delete which entries\? ")
 sendline("1")
 expect_prompt('Deleting history entry 1: "echo hello AGAIN"\r\n')