diff --git a/.Xdefaults b/.Xdefaults
index 201062d..c186a3d 100644
--- a/.Xdefaults
+++ b/.Xdefaults
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+URxvt.letterSpace: -1
 *.font: xft:Hack-Regular:pixelsize=14:antialias=true
 *.boldFont: xft:Hack-Regular:pixelsize=14:antialias=true
 *.italicFont: xft:Hack-Regular:pixelsize=14:antialias=true
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17eae9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# /etc/skel/.bashrc
+#
+# This file is sourced by all *interactive* bash shells on startup,
+# including some apparently interactive shells such as scp and rcp
+# that can't tolerate any output.  So make sure this doesn't display
+# anything or bad things will happen !
+
+
+# Test for an interactive shell.  There is no need to set anything
+# past this point for scp and rcp, and it's important to refrain from
+# outputting anything in those cases.
+if [[ $- != *i* ]] ; then
+	# Shell is non-interactive.  Be done now!
+	return
+fi
+
+
+# Put your fun stuff here.
+
+set -o vi
+
+# Stop Ctrl-S & Ctrl-Q signals
+stty -ixon
+
+# enter command in history instantly, not just when bash exits
+export PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a; history -r'
+
+PS1="$(echo -ne '\[\e[1;32m\]\$>\[\e[0m\]') "
+
+export EDITOR='nvim'
+export PAGER='less -R'
+
+# colour aliases
+alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+alias grep='grep --colour=auto'
+alias tree='tree -C'
+
+# common use aliases
+alias ..='cd ..'
+alias cl='clear'
+alias ll='ls -l'
+alias la='ls -la'
+alias ne='emacs -nw'
+alias vv='nvim'
+alias aled="startx -- vt1"
+
+# git aliases
+alias ga='git add'
+alias gc='git checkout'
+alias gco='git commit'
+alias gd='git diff'
+alias gl='git log'
+alias gpl='git pull'
+alias gps='git push'
+alias gs='git status'
+
+# less used aliases
+wttr()
+{
+	curl -H "Accept-Language: ${LANG%_*}" wttr.in/"${1:-Nancy}"
+}
+
+PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"