Only tangentially related, but if you prefix the command with a space, it doesn't get recorded to history.

    $ cd
    
    $ echo "one"
    one
    
    $  echo "two"
    two
    
    $ echo "three"
    three
    
    $ history | tail -3
    10089  cd
    10090  echo "one"
    10091  echo "three"

When you remember to do it, that is.