-# If not running interactively, don't do anything else
-[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
+# Bash initialization for interactive non-login shells and
+# for remote shells (info "(bash) Bash Startup Files").
+
+# Export 'SHELL' to child processes. Programs such as 'screen'
+# honor it and otherwise use /bin/sh.
+export SHELL
+
+if [[ $- != *i* ]]
+then
+ # We are being invoked from a non-interactive shell. If this
+ # is an SSH session (as in "ssh host command"), source
+ # /etc/profile so we get PATH and other essential variables.
+ [[ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ]] && source /etc/profile
+
+ # Don't do anything else.
+ return
+fi
+
+# Source the system-wide file.
+source /etc/bashrc