bash history

When I enter a multi-line command at the command line in bash like

Code:echo "alex" | while read LINE
do
EDIT_STRING=$(echo alex | grep "${LINE}" )
if [[ ! -z "$EDIT_STRING" ]];then
echo $EDIT_STRING
mktemp aik.XXXXXX
fi
doneit ends up in the history file as

Quote:

echo "alex" | while read LINE; do EDIT_STRING=$(echo alex | grep "${LINE}" ); if [[ ! -z "$EDIT_STRING" ]];then echo $EDIT_STRING; mktemp aik.XXXXXX; fi ; done

It is retrieved from history as

Quote:

echo "alex" | while read LINE; do EDIT_STRING=$(echo alex | grep "${LINE}" ); if [[ ! -z "$EDIT_STRING" ]];then echo $EDIT_STRING; mktemp aik.XXXXXX; fi ; done

Is there a way in bash to replicate the ksh behavior whereby the command would be stored in history exactly as entered i.e. -

Quote:

805 echo "alex" | while read LINE do EDIT_STRING=$(echo alex | grep "${LINE}" ) if [[ ! -z "$EDIT_STRING" ]];then echo $EDIT_STRING mktemp aik.XXXXXX fi done

So that when it's retrieved from history it appears on the command line as exactly as entered initially.

Thanks
Alex