+##############
+
+# drag in the default version of this file. this may not be needed if your
+# .bashrc script already has substantial code or already does this.
+source /etc/bash.bashrc
+
+##############
+
+# set the history sizes to be much larger, and do this whether we load the
+# feisty meow environment or not.
+
+export HISTSIZE=1000000
+export HISTFILESIZE=8000000
+
+##############
+
+# sets up the feisty_meow scripts if appropriate for the environment.