diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index b8a07dc..b4b3a7d 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -61,13 +61,12 @@ bindkey "\eOF" end-of-line
 bindkey "\e[H" beginning-of-line
 bindkey "\e[F" end-of-line
 
+[[ -n "${key[Up]}"      ]] && bindkey  "${key[Up]}"      history-beginning-search-backward
+[[ -n "${key[Down]}"    ]] && bindkey  "${key[Down]}"    history-beginning-search-forward
+
 # completion in the middle of a line
 bindkey '^i' expand-or-complete-prefix
 
-setopt inc_append_history
-setopt autocd nobeep extendedglob nomatch notify
-setopt autolist auto_menu
-
 # End of lines configured by zsh-newuser-install
 # The following lines were added by compinstall
 
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ zstyle ':completion:*:manuals.*'  insert-sections   true
 zstyle ':completion:*:man:*'      menu yes select
 
 
-
 # Completion caching
 zstyle ':completion::complete:*' use-cache on
 zstyle ':completion::complete:*' cache-path .zcache
@@ -139,7 +137,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-
 #setup ~/.dir_colors if one doesn\'t exist
 if [ ! -s ~/.dir_colors ]; then
     dircolors -p > ~/.dir_colors
@@ -175,6 +172,9 @@ show-colors() {
     done
 }
 
+setopt autocd nobeep extendedglob nomatch notify
+setopt autolist auto_menu
+
 #allow tab completion in the middle of a word
 setopt COMPLETE_IN_WORD
 setopt CORRECT
@@ -189,11 +189,14 @@ setopt CORRECT
 ## for sharing history between zsh processes
 setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY
 setopt SHARE_HISTORY
+setopt histreduceblanks
+# Remove command lines from the history list when the first character on the
+# line is a space, or when one of the expanded aliases contains a leading space
+setopt histignorespace
+# Do not enter command lines into the history list if they are duplicates of the
+# previous event.
+setopt histignorealldups
 
-## never ever beep ever
-setopt NO_BEEP
-
-setopt nonomatch            # do not print error on non matched patterns
 ## automatically decide when to page a list of completions
 #LISTMAX=0
 
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ precmd(){
 
 LINE1_PROMPT="\
 ${EXIT_STATUS}\
-%(1j. %B%F{green}?%f%b %B%F{yellow}Jobs: %j%f%b.)"
+%(1j. %B%F{green}◆%f%b %B%F{yellow}Jobs: %j%f%b.)"
  
 local TERMWIDTH
 (( TERMWIDTH = ${COLUMNS} - 2 ))
@@ -344,4 +347,3 @@ else
 fi
 
 PROMPT=' ${PROMPT_LINE}%B%F{green}%f%b:${PR_PWDCOLOR}%1~${PR_RESET}${vcs_info_msg_0_}%f%b ${END_LINE} '
-