diff --git a/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokai.yml b/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokai.yml
index 26de2ec..b88099d 100644
--- a/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokai.yml
+++ b/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokai.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: "Daniel Flanagan(https://lytedev.io)"
 base00: "111111" # background, dark grey
 base01: "383830" # lighter grey
 base02: "49483e" # lighter grey
-base03: "75715e" # greyish yellow (peuce)
+base03: "75715e" # pale-ish yellow
 base04: "a59f85" # lighter peuce
 base05: "f8f8f2" # foreground white
 base06: "f5f4f1" # foreground 2 white
diff --git a/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokaiblack.yml b/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokaiblack.yml
index cc56bb2..8a16901 100644
--- a/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokaiblack.yml
+++ b/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/donokaiblack.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: "Daniel Flanagan(https://lytedev.io)"
 base00: "000000" # background, dark grey
 base01: "383830" # lighter grey
 base02: "49483e" # lighter grey
-base03: "75715e" # greyish yellow (peuce)
+base03: "75715e" # pale-ish yellow
 base04: "a59f85" # lighter peuce
 base05: "f8f8f2" # foreground white
 base06: "f5f4f1" # foreground 2 white
diff --git a/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/holodized.yml b/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/holodized.yml
index 8d1ffa3..dc8fc1e 100644
--- a/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/holodized.yml
+++ b/scripts/colors/generator/schemes/holodized.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: "Daniel Flanagan(https://lytedev.io)"
 base00: "eeeeee" # background, light cream
 base01: "ddd6c3" # darker cream
 base02: "ada693" # darker cream
-base03: "8d8673" # greyish yellow (peuce)
+base03: "8d8673" # pale-ish yellow
 base04: "554f45" # darker peuce
 base05: "111111" # foreground dark grey
 base06: "555555" # foreground 2 dark grey
diff --git a/shell/bash/bashrc b/shell/bash/bashrc
index 3189dd2..7b9717e 100644
--- a/shell/bash/bashrc
+++ b/shell/bash/bashrc
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ source "$DOTFILES_PATH/shell/bash/prompt"
 # instead places them in the readline for editing
 shopt -s histverify
 
+# always _append_ to bash history
+shopt -s histappend
+
 # prevents some Java GUI apps from not working or rendering properly due to
 # using wacky window managers
 export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
@@ -81,8 +84,18 @@ export TERMINAL="urxvtc"
 
 export BROWSER="firefox-developer-edition"
 
-# unlimited history
-export HISTSIZE=""
+# "unlimited" history
+export HISTFILESIZE="10000000"
+export HISTSIZE="10000000"
+
+# ignore duplicates and commands starting with space (" ")
+export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+
+# ignore certain commands
+HISTIGNORE='ls:ll:la'
+
+# ensure command history is comprised of single lines
+shopt -s cmdhist
 
 # load a per-device config last so anything can be overridden
 if [ -a "$HOME/.env_bashrc" ]; then
diff --git a/shell/bash/prompt b/shell/bash/prompt
index af44860..6123afe 100644
--- a/shell/bash/prompt
+++ b/shell/bash/prompt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export -f "preprocess_pwd"
 
 prompt_command_func()
 {
+	# commit history to prevent data loss from edge cases
+	history -a
 	RET=$?
 	# set the color of the user and host based on the result of the previous
 	# command