+# initializes the feisty meow environment for "normal" users (not intended for the root user).
+
+##############
+
+# 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
+
+##############
+
+# system-wide install:
+export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="/usr/local/fred/feisty_meow"
+# personal install:
+#export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="$HOME/feisty_meow"