diff --git a/bash/bash_aliases.d/git.sh b/bash/bash_aliases.d/git.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29be408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash/bash_aliases.d/git.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+alias gs='git status'
+alias ga='git add'
+alias gu='git add -u'
+alias gc='git commit -v'
+alias gca='git commit -v -a'
+alias gp='git push'
+alias gpl='git pull'
+alias gme='git merge'
+alias gco='git checkout'
+alias gd='git diff'
diff --git a/bash/bash_aliases.d/mongo.sh b/bash/bash_aliases.d/mongo.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf6de8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash/bash_aliases.d/mongo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+alias mon='mongo'
+alias mond='mongod -f ~/mongod.conf'
+alias monr='mond --repair'
diff --git a/bash/bash_completion.d/empty b/bash/bash_completion.d/empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/bash/bash_functions.d/empty b/bash/bash_functions.d/empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 73f80d2..d11f79b 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ROOT=`pwd`
 #clone repo
 $GIT clone https://github.com/Knewton/bash_magic.git bash/bash_magic
 
-#install
+#install select bash magic scripts
 cd "bash/bash_magic"
 mkdir "${HOME}/.bash_aliases.d" "${HOME}/.bash_completion.d" "${HOME}/.bash_functions.d"
 cd "bash_aliases.d"
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ ln -s etc.sh "${HOME}/.bash_completion.d"
 cd "../bash_functions.d"
 ln -s completion.sh extract.sh lsbytes.sh lsnew.sh vim.sh "${HOME}/.bash_functions.d"
 cd "${ROOT}"
+#install custom bash scripts
+ln -s "bash/bash_aliases.d/*.sh" "${HOME}/.bash_aliases.d"
+ln -s "bash/bash_completion.d/*.sh" "${HOME}/.bash_completion.d"
+ln -s "bash/bash_functions.d/*.sh" "${HOME}/.bash_functions.d"
+#set up the bashrc file
+cat "bash/bash_magic/bashrc" >> ${HOME}/.bashrc
 
 ###
 # vim