modify .bashrc and alike

.bash_profile

@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+# shellcheck disable=1091
 #
 # ~/.bash_profile
+# sourced upon new login shells
 #
 
-[[ -d ~/.local/bin ]] && PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin" # add path variable
-[[ -x ~/.bashrc ]] && source "$HOME/.bashrc"           #execute bashrc
+# https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"     # where user configuration files are stored (default: ~/.config)
+export XDG_STATE_HOME="$HOME/.local/state" # state data that should persist between (application) restarts, but not important enough to be stored in XDG_DATA_HOME (default: ~/.local/state)
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.local/share"  # where user data files are stored (default: ~/.local/share)
+export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"              # add our bin in front of PATH, making it take precedence
 
+if which nvim 1>/dev/null; then
+	export EDITOR=nvim           # use neovim as an editor
+	export VISUAL=nvim           # use neovim for visual-based editors
+	export MANPAGER='nvim +Man!' # use neovim as a manual pager
+fi
+
+# coloured GCC warnings and errors
+export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
+
+# # export Microsoft's bullshit outta here
+export DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1
+export VCPKG_DISABLE_METRICS=1
+export VCPKG_ROOT="$XDG_DATA_HOME/vcpkg"
+export PATH+=":$VCPKG_ROOT"
+
+# if executing interactively
+# execute .bashrc in the current login context
+[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
+[[ -z ${PS1-} ]] && retrun
+[[ -f $HOME/.bashrc ]] && . "$HOME/.bashrc"