diff --git a/bash/history b/bash/history
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8018fa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash/history
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# ignore repeated, space-started, and casual commands
+export HISTIGNORE="&:[ ]*:l[sl]:[bf]g:exit"
+
+# enable multiline historization as a single line
+shopt -s cmdhist
+
+# enable appending to histfile
+shopt -s histappend
+
+# ignore sequential duplicates
+export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+
+# vim: ft=sh
diff --git a/bash/rc b/bash/rc
index b4744dd..e7d6b1c 100644
--- a/bash/rc
+++ b/bash/rc
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 ## bashrc, called for interactive shells
 
-# set a nice prompt
 source $DOTFILES_BASH_DIR/prompt
+source $DOTFILES_BASH_DIR/history
 
-# ignore repeated, space-started, and casual commands
-export HISTIGNORE="&:[ ]*:l[sl]:[bf]g:exit"
-
-# enable multiline single command
-shopt -s cmdhist
-
-# enable appending to histfile
-shopt -s histappend
+# easy on spelling mistakes
 shopt -s cdspell
 
 # turn off distractive bells