diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c528677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+. ~/.profile
+
+# runs your .bashrc and is recommended by the bash info pages.
+[ -f ~/.bashrc ] && . ~/.bashrc
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e6f724..f686e9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Cache
 
 # bash config
 !/.bashrc
+!/.bash_profile
 
 # zsh config files
 !/.zshrc