-# If not running interactively, don't do anything
-# [[ $- != *i* ]] && return
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything else
+[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
+
+# from https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/55935
+a_prompt() {
+ cwd=$(sed -e "s:$HOME:~:" -e "s:\(\.\?[^/]\)[^/]*/:\1/:g" <<<$PWD)
+ printf $cwd
+}
+PS1="\u@\h \$(a_prompt)> "
+
+# i-beam cursor
+# echo -e "\033[5 q" # blinking
+echo -e "\033[6 q" # non-blinking
+
+# various bash tweaks
+shopt -s histappend
+shopt -s cmdhist
+HISTSIZE=
+HISTFILESIZE=
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+HISTIGNORE='ls:l:s:g:[bf]g:history'
+HISTTIMEFORMAT='%F %T '
+stty stop ""