diff --git a/shared/bashrc b/shared/bashrc
index 0d430d4..f5f9e11 100644
--- a/shared/bashrc
+++ b/shared/bashrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Source .bashrc for non-interactive Bash shells
 export BASH_ENV=~/.bashrc
+echo "shared "
 
 if [[ $- != *i* ]] ; then
   # Shell is non-interactive.  Be done now!
@@ -9,14 +10,53 @@ fi
 THISOS=$(uname | awk '{print tolower($1)}')
 THISHOST=$(uname -n)
 
+_setaliases() {
+  case "$THISOS" in
+    darwin)
+        # Use MacVim's terminal vim for awesomeness support
+        hash rvim 2>/dev/null  && alias vim=rvim
+        local FIND_EGREP="-E .";
+        local LS_COLORFLAG='-G'
+        ;;
+    linux)
+        alias ls='ls -G'
+        local FIND_EGREP=". -regextype posix-egrep";
+        local LS_COLORFLAG='--color=auto'
+        ;;
+  esac
+
+  alias ls="ls $LS_COLORFLAG"
+  alias ll='ls -hl'
+  alias l.='ls -d .* --color=auto'
+  alias tree='tree -C'
+
+  alias cruft="find $FIND_EGREP -regex '.*swo|.*swp|.*pyc|.*pyo|.*~' -exec rm {} \;"
+
+  alias p="ps aux |grep "
+  alias grep="grep --color=auto"
+
+  alias facts="echo -ne '\033[36m'; curl -s randomfunfacts.com | grep '<i>' | sed 's/.*<i>\(.*\)<\/i>.*/\1/'; echo -ne '\033[0m'; tput sgr0"
+
+  # show numeric permissions
+  local FORMATFLAG="-c"
+  if ( uname -a | grep Darwin >/dev/null); then
+    FORMATFLAG="-f"
+  fi
+  alias perms="stat $FORMATFLAG '%A %a %n' *"
+
+  alias .bashrc='source ~/.bashrc'
+
+  alias sha256='shasum -a 256'
+
+
+  alias path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}'
+  alias GitPull='/zz/zShared/sbin/GitPull'
+  ZANSIBLE=registry.nopenso.com/upload/zansible
+
+  alias zansible-playbook='docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/ansible ${ZANSIBLE}:latest ansible-playbook'
+  alias zansible-lint='docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/ansible ${ZANSIBLE}:latest ansible-lint'
+}
 
-# History control
-# don't use duplicate lines or lines starting with space
-HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
-HISTSIZE=1000
-HISTFILESIZE=2000
-# append to the history file instead of overwrite
-shopt -s histappend
 
 _setpath() {
   local paths=(
@@ -134,9 +174,9 @@ _setprompt() {
       export PS1="$PS1${NEWLINE}${White}\342\224\224\342\224\200>${Color_Off} "
       ;;
   esac
-
 }
 
+
 _sethistory() {
   export HISTFILE=~/.bash_history
   export HISTSIZE=10000
@@ -163,10 +203,11 @@ _manpagecolor() {
   export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\E[01;32m'
 }
 
-
 _setpath
 _setldpath
 _setldrunpath
+_setaliases
+_setlocalaliases
 _setprompt 2line
 _sethistory
 _manpagecolor
@@ -185,8 +226,8 @@ export TERM=xterm-256color
 export GOPATH=${HOME}/dev/go
 
 export ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK=yaml
-export GPODDER_HOME=~/DocumentsPodcasts/config
-export GPODDER_DOWNLOAD_DIR=~/DocumentsPodcasts/downloads
+export GPODDER_HOME=
+export GPODDER_DOWNLOAD_DIR=
 
 PATH=${PATH}:.local/bin ; export PATH
 export SIGNAL_PHONE_NUMBER=