diff --git a/lib/aliases.bash b/lib/aliases.bash
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+# List directory contents
+alias sl=ls
+alias ls='ls -G'        # Compact view, show colors
+alias la='ls -AF'       # Compact view, show hidden
+alias ll='ls -al'
+alias l='ls -a'
+
+alias c='clear'
+alias k='clear'
+
+alias ..='cd ..'        # Go up one directory
+alias ...='cd ../..'    # Go up two directories
+alias -- -="cd -"       # Go back
+
+# Shell History
+alias h='history'
+
+# 
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diff --git a/lib/appearance.bash b/lib/appearance.bash
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+# colored grep
+export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
+export GREP_COLOR='1;33'
+
+# colored ls
+export LSCOLORS='Gxfxcxdxdxegedabagacad'
+
+# Apply theming defaults
+PS1="%n@%m:%~%# "
+
+# Load the theme
+source "$BASH/themes/$BASH_THEME/$BASH_THEME.bash"
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diff --git a/lib/grep.bash b/lib/grep.bash
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+export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
+export GREP_COLOR='1;32'
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diff --git a/lib/history.bash b/lib/history.bash
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+# append to bash_history if Terminal.app quits
+shopt -s histappend
+
+# history handling
+#
+# Erase duplicates
+# Bash History
+export HISTCONTROL="ignoredups"
+export HISTCONTROL=erasedups
+
+# resize history size
+export HISTSIZE=5000
+
+
+export AUTOFEATURE=true autotest
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