diff --git a/bash/bash_profile b/bash/bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc95c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash/bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+WHITE="\[\033[00m\]"
+BLACK="\[\033[01;30m\]"
+RED="\[\033[0;31m\]"
+GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
+YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
+BLUE="\[\033[0;34m\]"
+PURPLE="\[\033[0;35m\]"
+CYAN="\[\033[0;36m\]"
+
+function parse_git_branch {
+	    ref=$(git-symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
+		    echo "("${ref#refs/heads/}")"
+}
+
+export TERM="xterm-color"
+alias ls="ls -G"
+export PS1="$PURPLE\u@\h$WHITE:$BLUE\w $YELLOW\$(parse_git_branch)$WHITE\$ "
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 18d4b44..efe0c93 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ cd "${ROOT}"
 cp "bash/bash_aliases.d/"*.sh "${HOME}/.bash_aliases.d"
 #cp "bash/bash_completion.d/"*.sh "${HOME}/.bash_completion.d"
 #cp "bash/bash_functions.d/"*.sh "${HOME}/.bash_functions.d"
-#set up the bashrc file
-cp bash/bashrc "${HOME}"/.bashrc
-cat "bash/bash_magic/bashrc" >> "${HOME}"/.bashrc
-if [ ! -f "${HOME}"/.bash_profile ]; then
-	ln -s "${HOME}"/.bashrc "${HOME}"/.bash_profile
-fi
+#set up the bash_profile file
+cp bash/bash_profile "${HOME}"/.bash_profile
+cat "bash/bash_magic/bashrc" >> "${HOME}"/.bash_profile
+if [ ! -f "${HOME}"/.bashrc ]; then
+	ln -s "${HOME}"/.bash_profile "${HOME}"/.bashrc
+if
 
 ###
 # vim