diff --git a/bash/options b/bash/options
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..941de9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash/options
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# put history in .bash
+export HISTFILE="${HOME}/.bash/.history"
+
+# don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
+# don't overwrite GNU Midnight Commander's setting of `ignorespace'.
+export HISTCONTROL=$HISTCONTROL${HISTCONTROL+,}ignoredups
+# ... or force ignoredups and ignorespace
+export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+
+# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
+shopt -s histappend
+
+# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
+
+# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
+# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
+shopt -s checkwinsize
diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 3569802..6e4d68d 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -3,21 +3,6 @@
 # If not running interactively, don't do anything
 [ -z "$PS1" ] && return
 
-# 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
-# ... or force ignoredups and ignorespace
-export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
-
-# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
-shopt -s histappend
-
-# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
-
-# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
-# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
-shopt -s checkwinsize
-
 if [[ -d "${HOME}/.commonsh" ]] ; then
     for file in "${HOME}"/.commonsh/* ; do
         source $file