diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8fbdd2fc2ae011bc35bf3ce2f4689ee835211815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bash_profile
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+# .bash_profile
+
+# Get the aliases and functions
+if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+	. ~/.bashrc
+fi
+if [ -f ~/.bashrc.local ]; then
+	. ~/.bashrc.local
+fi
+
+# User specific environment and startup programs
+
+PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
+
+export PATH
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8e8314b5b296ee556b551efec9039943cace206a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bashrc
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+# .bashrc
+
+# Source global definitions
+if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
+	. /etc/bashrc
+fi
+
+# User specific aliases and functions
+
+# remove annoying global aliases
+unalias l. ll ls vi
+
+alias ..="tcsh -l"
+