diff --git a/rmhist b/rmhist
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5f65fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rmhist
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+RM="rm -f"
+
+usage() {
+    cat <<EOF
+rmhist
+removes history files
+
+EOF
+}
+
+rm_history_files() {
+	xargs $RM <<EOF
+$HOME/.bash_history
+$HOME/.lesshst
+$HOME/.octave_hist
+$HOME/.psql_history
+$HOME/.python_history
+$HOME/.tig_history
+$HOME/.wget-hsts
+EOF
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	--help)
+		usage
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	*)
+		rm_history_files
+		;;
+esac