questionable comments for HISTCONTROL in /etc/skel/.bashrc

Bug #589460 reported by Lesmana Zimmer
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: bash

using lucid with bash 4.1-2ubuntu3

as a followup to bug #465500

the lines in question now read:
# don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
# ... or force ignoredups and ignorespace
HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:ignorespace

the second line doesn't make any sense. it starts with "or", as opposed to what? it says "force", what does it force?

i find this wording (adapted from the description of bug #465500) much better:
# don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
# See bash(1) for more information
HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth

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