my general bashrc

.bashrc

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

# enable forward search
# http://ruslanspivak.com/2010/11/25/bash-history-incremental-search-forward/
# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/80635/comments/12
stty -ixon

# User specific aliases and functions
source ~/git-completion.bash

alias celar='clear'
export EDITOR=vim

alias ls='ls -GphF'

## keep appending history and sync it will all terminal sessions
shopt -s histappend
export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a"
unset HISTSIZE 
unset HISTFILESIZE 


# tbh im not using the vim keybinding in bash its just too much mental overhead lol
### setup bash vi mode for vim keybindings
##set -o vi

### keep ctrl l working with vim mode
# https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/104094/is-there-any-way-to-enable-ctrll-to-clear-screen-when-set-o-vi-is-set

###bind -m vi-insert "\C-l":clear-screen

Also Use historian!

https://github.com/jcsalterego/historian

add to .bashrc

alias hist="/Users/wharris/git_checkouts/historian/hist"

Bash Prompt Decorating

generic basic prompt

PS1="[\u@\h:\w]$\[\033[0m\] "

Check this out next time you are messing around with bash

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16084763