shell config: more consistent use of ~/.histfile; update path

home/.bashrc

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 # don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
 export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
-export HISTSIZE=10000
-export HISTFILESIZE=120000
+export HISTSIZE=-1
+export HISTFILESIZE=-1
+export HISTFILE=~/.histfile
+
 # append to the history file, don't overwrite it
 shopt -s histappend
+PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -n; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
 
 # check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
 # update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
 shopt -s checkwinsize
 
 # change to a directory with just its name:
-shop -s autocd
+shopt -s autocd
 
 # ideally we want to use this prompt...
 #

home/.sh_common

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ export GOPATH=~/gocode
 #   - a custom Firefox install
 #   - some bin dirs in my homedir
 #   - golang
-export PATH=~/firefox:~/bin:~/sw/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH:$GOPATH/bin:~/.local/bin/
+#   - some Chef bullshit
+export PATH=~/firefox:~/bin:~/sw/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH:$GOPATH/bin:~/.local/bin/:~/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.3.0/bin
 
 # Misc environment variables
 export DEBEMAIL="bbearnes@gmail.com"

home/.zshrc

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # my zsh config file.  one day, i will actually learn about zsh instead
 # of just haphazardly tossing crap at it.
 
-HISTFILE=~/.histfile
-HISTSIZE=10000
-SAVEHIST=120000
+export HISTFILE=~/.histfile
+export HISTSIZE=15000
+export SAVEHIST=9999999
 setopt menu_complete
 setopt prompt_subst
 setopt inc_append_history