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$HistoryLength

$HistoryLength
specifies the number of previous lines of input and output to keep in a Mathematica session.
  • Values of In[n] and Out[n] corresponding to lines before those kept are explicitly cleared.
  • Using smaller values of $HistoryLength can save substantial amounts of memory in a Mathematica session.
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The default is to save the entire history:
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Change the setting to save no history:
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This means the previous input can no longer be used directly:
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By assigning to a variable you can still refer to previous results:
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