How about just using bash?: http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/48116 http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/48116 There's several controls to make the bash history do wh

How about just using bash?: http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/48116 http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/48116 There's several controls to make the bash history do what you want. The defaults are just a bit odd.