Significantly improve bash experience.

README.md

@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ The directory structure is as follows:
 ## Terminal
 
 After using zsh for a very long time I've gone back to bash. While it takes more work and I don't have as many conveniences I am starting to appreciate
-the simplicity of making the terminal available everywhere work for me.
+the simplicity of making the terminal available everywhere work for me. `dotfiles/bash` contains all of my work on my bash terminal setup.
+
+For OS X, symlink `scripts/dotfiles/bash/macrc` to `~/.macrc`.
+
+For Linux, symlink `scripts/dotfiles/bash/linuxrc` to `~/.linuxrc`.
+
+If you want better tab completion install `bash-completion` using your package manager.
 
 ## Vim
 

dotfiles/bash/bash_profile

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ echo ".bash_private loaded"
 
 export CC=$(which clang)
 export CXX=$(which clang++)
+export OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=$(which openssl)
 
 if which pyenv-virtualenv-init > /dev/null; then eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"; fi
 

dotfiles/bash/bashrc

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Use the iterm2 material theme in the root directory of the essentials repository. For linux,
+# you will need to source a material theme color scheme for your terminal.
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+	if [ -f ~/.macrc ]; then
+        	source ~/.macrc
+	fi
+fi
+
+parse_git_branch() {
+    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
+}
+
+# If you ever needed weather...
+weather() {
+    curl wttr.in
+}
+
+# Test for the `bash-completion` package. Installing this adds better tab completion to bash.
+[[ -r "/usr/local/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh" ]] && . "/usr/local/etc/profile.d/bash_completion.sh"
+
+# Ignore duplicates in history to make history less of a hassle to use.
+export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
+
+# Better color handling so scrolling doesn't get broken.
+# Note for Cygwin you need ncurses for this to work.
+reset=$(tput sgr0)
+green=$(tput setaf 2)
+blue=$(tput setaf 4)
+white=$(tput setaf 7)
+
+bold=$(tput bold || tput md)
+
+export PROMPT_DIRTRIM=2
+
+# Important note for PS1 modification - everything non-printable must be escaped with `\[` and `\]`. Otherwise readline
+# fails to track the prompt right and things get messed up when you input long strings.
+export PS1=\
+'\[$bold\]\[$white\]\u@\h\[$reset\]: \[$bold\]\[$blue\]\w\[$reset\] \[$green\]\[$(parse_git_branch)\]\[$reset\]\[$bold\]\[$white\]>\[$reset\] '

dotfiles/bash/macrc

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Directory colors - note OS X does not use coreutils so dircolors doesn't work.
+export CLICOLOR=YES
+
+# Custom directory colors
+# Ex = Directory color - Bold blue, normal background (to match the $PS1 line)
+# bx = Symlink color - Red, normal background
+# Cx = Socket color - Bold green, normal background 
+# dx = Pipe color - Default
+# Gx = Executable color - bold cyan
+# The rest are default colors taken from `man ls`
+
+export LSCOLORS="ExbxCxdxGxegedabagacad"

dotfiles/bashrc

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Use the iterm2 material theme in the root directory of the essentials repository. For linux,
-# you will need to source a material theme color scheme for your terminal.
-
-parse_git_branch() {
-    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
-}
-
-# If you ever needed weather...
-weather() {
-    curl wttr.in
-}
-
-export PROMPT_DIRTRIM=2
-export PS1="\e[1;37m\u@\h\e[m: \e[1;34m\w\e[m \e[1;32m\[$(parse_git_branch)\]\e[m> "