MASTER - Hopefully-Stable Branch.
DEV - Development Branch (Latest Changes)
BULKY - The Old, Bulkier Iteration

Introduction to BashConfig

Thank you for checking out my somewhat-exhaustive Bourne Again Shell configuration files.

Here are some of the features I get out of this, as of 2020-01-28:

• Lots of user-side tweaks available, via .inputrc.
• Lad, a tool to list and describe functions and/or aliases, is included.
• Both .bash_functions and .bash_aliases included, with plenty inside.
• Customized .bashrc with a custom git prompt -- see also: GitSAP.
• Within these files is code written with Bash's POSIX mode in mind.
• Functions and aliases are situational, applying only when valid.
• Several useful shell options (shopt) and settings (set) are enabled.
• Subtle, consistent colors -- absolutely no rainbows can be found over here!
• Various lesser-known export usages, such as for the ps and time tools.
• A fresh lick of paint is applied to man pages, making for an easier read.
• The massively-useful ability to use sudo even on aliases and functions.

Do You Have Any Questions?

I'm going to pre-emptively attempt to answer some questions:

Q: My version of Bash is older than 4.0; can I still use this?
A: Probably not, but an experienced user could maybe get it working.

Q: I'm seeing weird symbols in the prompt; I think it's broken!
A: You're probably missing the Symbola and/or OpenSymbol fonts the prompt uses.

Q: I don't understand the symbols used in the git prompt. Help!
A: You'll soon remember them, but check out the GI array in .bashrc first.

Q: The git prompt isn't working for me. What can I do?
A: Post a bug report on GitHub or send me an E-Mail: terminalforlife@yahoo.com

Q: What is the 000 in the prompt? It keeps changing to weird numbers!
A: Don't worry, that's just the exit status of the previously-executed command.

Q: Will this configuration work at all on other shells, like ZSH?
A: Nope, but some of it would, with some tweaking. Bash-only syntax will fail.

Q: How can I learn how you program in shell? You use syntax I've never seen.
A: Aside from research and practice, you can visit my YouTube channel, 'Learn Linux'.

Q: Will this configuration work on Linux, BSD, Mac, and other platforms?
A: I've focused on Linux here, so probably not, but this may change in time.

How Can I Contribute?

You can share my GitHub and/or YouTube links to people. I'm also more than welcome to take pull requests on GitHub, and they will all be considered.

Thank you for your time and interest.