Pulling in some ideas from the trisquel .bashrc

diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index b79d1ed..0f28a57 100644 (file)
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
 
 # If not running interactively, don't do anything
-[ -z "$PS1" ] && return
+case $- in
+    *i*) ;;
+      *) return;;
+esac
 
 # don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
 # don't overwrite GNU Midnight Commander's setting of `ignorespace'.
@@ -18,12 +21,21 @@ shopt -s histappend
 # update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
 shopt -s checkwinsize
 
+# If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
+# match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
+shopt -s globstar
+
 # make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
 [ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
 
 # set the prompt
 PS1='\w\$ '
 
+# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
+if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
+    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
+fi
+
 # enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
 if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
     eval "`dircolors -b`"