diff --git a/bash/options b/bash/options
index 941de9c..a675b4d 100755
--- a/bash/options
+++ b/bash/options
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # put history in .bash
 export HISTFILE="${HOME}/.bash/.history"
 
+export HISTSIZE=1000
+
 # don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
 # don't overwrite GNU Midnight Commander's setting of `ignorespace'.
 export HISTCONTROL=$HISTCONTROL${HISTCONTROL+,}ignoredups