+alias pwd="/bin/pwd|sed -e 's/^\/home\/$USER/~/'"
+alias rd='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/zapdirs.pl'
+alias ren='\mv -v -i '
+alias rm='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/safedel.pl'
+alias rmdir='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/zapdirs.pl'
+alias path='echo $PATH'
+alias whence=which
+
+##############
+
+# some aliases that are just generally nice to have.
+alias aliases=alias
+alias calc='kcalc'
+alias cd..='\cd ..'
+alias cd...='\cd ../..'
+alias cd....='\cd ../../..'
+alias cd.....='\cd ../../../..'
+alias mo='less'
+alias np='gvim'
+alias up='cd ..'
+
+##############
+
+# extended aliases for meta-operations.
+alias dvd_rip='vobcopy -m'
+alias mplayer='\mplayer -ao arts'
+alias play='bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/multimedia/sound_play.sh'
+
+##############
+
+# some really eccentric feisty meow aliases...
+
+# says goodbye when leaving a shell.
+alias bye='. $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/users/goodbye.sh'
+# redoes fred's set of custom scripts.
+alias recustomize='regenerate &>/dev/null; echo "copying custom overrides for fred..."; cpdiff $FEISTY_MEOW_DIR/examples/custom_overrides/fred $FEISTY_MEOW_GENERATED/custom; regenerate'
+# makes root user's home directory's permissions right.
+alias reroot='chown -R root:root /root'
+# replace the vi command with a graphical version on windows.