diff --git a/discord-if-distinct.sh b/discord-if-distinct.sh
index 122d294..1c64bab 100755
--- a/discord-if-distinct.sh
+++ b/discord-if-distinct.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,34 @@ source "${LOCATION}/config.sh"
 
 HOOK_ARG="$1"
 BOBBY="$2"
-MESSAGE=`echo "${@:3}" | jq -aRs .`
+# sed removes spaces before each line
+MESSAGE=`echo "${@:3}" | sed 's/^ *//'`
+
+# sed removes blank lines from the end of the message
+FULL_MESSAGE=`echo "${MESSAGE}" | sed -e :a -e '/^\n*$/{$d;N;ba' -e '}'`
+
+# if message is too long, split it, and after curl, recursively call with remainder
+# 2k max, but we must account for escaping text in json, so limit to 90% capacity
+EXTRA="${MESSAGE:1800}"
+
+if [ -n "${EXTRA}" ]; then
+    MESSAGE="${MESSAGE:0:1800}"
+fi
+
+# sed: rewrite json string, because "\u001b[m" needs to "\u001b[0m" instead
+# linux is fine with the missing zero, but discord needs it
+MESSAGE=`echo "${MESSAGE}" | jq -aRs . | sed 's/\\\\u001b\[m/\\\\u001b[0m/g'`
 HOOK="general"
 HOOK_URL=$DISCORD_GENERAL_HOOK
 
 case $HOOK_ARG in
+    block)
+        # force block format without color
+        if [[ "$MESSAGE" != *"\\u001b"* ]]; then
+            MESSAGE="\"\`\`\`${MESSAGE:1:-1}\n\`\`\`\""
+            # just here to resolve formatting issue in vim "`"
+        fi
+        ;;
     restake)
         HOOK="restake"
         HOOK_URL=$DISCORD_RESTAKE_HOOK
@@ -25,13 +48,24 @@ case $HOOK_ARG in
         ;;
 esac
 
+# if color detected, update message from "<content>" to "```ansi <content>```", so it gets displayed correctly
+if [[ "$MESSAGE" == *"\\u001b"* ]]; then
+    MESSAGE="\"\`\`\`ansi\n${MESSAGE:1:-1}\n\`\`\`\""
+    # just here to resolve formatting issue in vim "`"
+fi
+
 OLD_MSG=""
 if [ -f "${LOCATION}/distinct/${BOBBY}.msg" ]; then
     OLD_MSG=`cat "${LOCATION}/distinct/${BOBBY}.msg"`
 fi
 
-if [ "${MESSAGE}" != "${OLD_MSG}" ]; then
-    echo "${MESSAGE}" > "${LOCATION}/distinct/${BOBBY}.msg"
+if [ "${FULL_MESSAGE}" != "${OLD_MSG}" ]; then
+    echo "${FULL_MESSAGE}" > "${LOCATION}/distinct/${BOBBY}.msg"
 
     curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "{\"username\": \"${DISCORD_SERVER_NAME}\", \"content\": ${MESSAGE}}" $HOOK_URL | jq -r '.id'
+
+    if [ -n "${EXTRA}" ]; then
+        "${LOCATION}/discord.sh" "${HOOK}" "${EXTRA}"
+    fi
 fi
+
diff --git a/discord.sh b/discord.sh
index d3eef82..2ec1542 100755
--- a/discord.sh
+++ b/discord.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ LOCATION=`dirname "$0"`
 source "${LOCATION}/config.sh"
 
 HOOK_ARG="$1"
-MESSAGE=`echo "${@:2}"`
+# sed removes spaces before each line
+MESSAGE=`echo "${@:2}" | sed 's/^ *//'`
 
 # if message is too long, split it, and after curl, recursively call with remainder
 # 2k max, but we must account for escaping text in json, so limit to 90% capacity
@@ -16,11 +17,19 @@ if [ -n "${EXTRA}" ]; then
 fi
 
 # sed: rewrite json string, because "\u001b[m" needs to "\u001b[0m" instead
+# linux is fine with the missing zero, but discord needs it
 MESSAGE=`echo "${MESSAGE}" | jq -aRs . | sed 's/\\\\u001b\[m/\\\\u001b[0m/g'`
 HOOK="general"
 HOOK_URL=$DISCORD_GENERAL_HOOK
 
 case $HOOK_ARG in
+    block)
+        # force block format without color
+        if [[ "$MESSAGE" != *"\\u001b"* ]]; then
+            MESSAGE="\"\`\`\`${MESSAGE:1:-1}\n\`\`\`\""
+            # just here to resolve formatting issue in vim "`"
+        fi
+        ;;
     restake)
         HOOK="restake"
         HOOK_URL=$DISCORD_RESTAKE_HOOK
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh b/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
index 14c33bc..9b4ca03 100755
--- a/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
+++ b/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ shopt -s histappend         # append to the history file, don't overwrite it
 HISTSIZE=10000              # cache    the last  10,000 commands
 HISTFILESIZE=100000         # remember the last 100,000 commands
 HISTCONTROL="ignoredups"    # ignore duplicates
-HISTIGNORE="l:la:ll:ls *:clear:history:pwd" # ignore select simple commands
+HISTIGNORE="l:la:ll:ls:cd:clear:history:pwd" # ignore select simple commands
 HISTFILE="${HOME}/.bash_history/$(tty | sed 's/\//-/g;s/^-//g')"    # bash_history as folder split by tty
 
 # if we have already sourced this file, don't do it again