Using javascript (I'm using jQuery if that simplifies things), how can I clear the back button history?
I do not mean the entire browser history.
I mean the history in the tab back button.
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1tbh, I don't you think this should be possible. I hate websites that do this. – Phil Nov 15 '13 at 14:42
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There is no method clear in https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/DOM/window.history – Tushar Gupta - curioustushar Nov 15 '13 at 14:42
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check: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2196109/2600397 – Kevin Cittadini Nov 15 '13 at 14:43
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@Phil: I need to do this because pressing back after logging out redisplays the screen. Of course nothing is clickable or usable, but the browser cache thinks it's a good idea to redisplay the view from cache. – sergserg Nov 15 '13 at 14:45
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possible duplicate of [How to clear browsing history using javascript](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20044554/how-to-clear-browsing-history-using-javascript) – Factor Mystic Dec 19 '14 at 18:50
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@phil some websites do this for security such as after user logout to clear his data – Ahmed Taha Nov 19 '21 at 08:07
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You cannot remove the entire back button history. All you can do is replace the last entry with the next page, using window.location.replace('url');
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