diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index a3695f3..b30e2c4 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -12,23 +12,11 @@ shopt -s cmdhist histappend
 PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin
 export PATH
 
-# these screw up pipes to sed et. al
-unalias grep 2>/dev/null
-unalias egrep 2>/dev/null
-unalias fgrep 2>/dev/null
-
 # If not running interactively, don't do anything else
 [[ $- != *i* ]] && return
 
 # User specific aliases and functions
-alias ls='ls --color=auto'
-alias vi="vim"
-alias ntop="sudo nethogs wlp3s0"
-alias mirrorme="mplayer -vf mirror -v tv:// -tv device=/dev/video0:driver=v4l2"
-alias psave="sudo cpupower frequency-set -g powersave"
-alias pperf="sudo cpupower frequency-set -g performance"
-alias pcheck="sudo cpupower frequency-info -o"
-alias words="shuf ~/tmp/words.txt | grep -v \"'s\" | head -21"
+[ -f "${HOME}/.bashrc_local" ] && source "${HOME}/.bashrc_local"
 
 # stop quotes around ls which coreutils introduced
 export QUOTING_STYLE=literal
@@ -51,8 +39,35 @@ if [[ "X${DESKTOP_SESSION}" == "Xmate" ]] || \
   export TERM=xterm-256color
 fi
 
+# prompt
+#force_color_prompt=yes
+case "$TERM" in
+    xterm-color|*-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
+esac
+if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
+  # 'tput setaf 1' attempts to set foreground color using ANSI escape
+  if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
+    color_prompt=yes
+  else
+    color_prompt=
+  fi
+fi
+if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
+  PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
+  if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
+    test -r ~/.dircolors \
+      && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" \
+      || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
+    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+    alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+    alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
+    alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+  fi
+else
+  PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '
+fi
+
 # general
-PS1='[\u@\h $PWD]\n$ '
 BC_ENV_ARGS="-l -q"
 MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=1
 export PS1 BC_ENV_ARGS MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO