~/.bash_history is truncated after copilot executes a Bash command
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Description
### Describe the bug
See: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/issues/501 for additional context. I believe that #501 should be re-opened, as the fixes mentioned in it are incomplete.
TL;DR: When Copilot executes a Bash command, it truncates the user's `~/.bash_history`, ignoring the user's `HISTFILESIZE`. This is a consequence of the manner in which Bash is invoked (an interactive shell spawned with `bash --norc --noprofile`)
### Affected version
v1.0.11
### Steps to reproduce the behavior
1. Observe `wc -l ~/.bash_history`
2. Instruct copilot to run a Bash command
3. Observe `wc -l ~/.bash_history`
### Expected behavior
Copilot does not modify `~/.bash_history` in any way, especially not truncation.
### Additional context
This issue can be worked around by adding the following shim to your `~/.bashrc`.
```
copilot() {
HISTFILE=/dev/null command copilot "$@"
}
```
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