--- /etc/skel/.bashrc	2006-04-22 00:51:25.000000000 +0200
+++ .bashrc	2006-11-04 13:02:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [ -z "$PS1" ] && return
 
 # don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
-export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
+#export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
 
 # check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
 # update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 [ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(lesspipe)"
 
 # set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
-if [ -z "$debian_chroot" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
+if [ -z "$debian_chroot" -a -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
     debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
 fi
 
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 # ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
 # See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
 
-#if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
-#    . ~/.bash_aliases
-#fi
+if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
+    . ~/.bash_aliases
+fi
 
 # enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
 if [ "$TERM" != "dumb" ]; then
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@
 if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
     . /etc/bash_completion
 fi
+
+# Append entries to the history file for each new shell
+shopt -s histappend
+# The contents of this variable are executed as a regular Bash command 
+# just before Bash displays a prompt. This appends the history entries 
+# for all open shells
+PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a'
+
+# Export the local repository root
+export CVSROOT=/home/dpm/cvsrepo