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-# initializes the feisty meow environment for "normal" users (not intended for the root user).
+# initialize the feisty meow environment for "normal" users.
+# this is not intended for the root user, because having a bunch of extra
+# scripts automatically loaded into root's environment is not a good idea.
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-# set the history sizes to be much larger, and do this whether we load the
-# feisty meow environment or not.
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+# set the history sizes to be much larger; important to have good history.
export HISTSIZE=1000000
export HISTFILESIZE=8000000