diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 463831a..76e7c56 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ HISTFILESIZE=2000
 # update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
 shopt -s checkwinsize
 
-# If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
-# match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
-#shopt -s globstar
 
-# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
-#[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
+shopt -s autocd       # entering a directory as command will cd into it
+shopt -s cdspell      # autocorrect typos in path names when using 'cd'
+shopt -s globstar     # allow use of ** in file globbing
+shopt -s nocaseglob   # case insensitive globbing
+
 
 # set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
 if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
@@ -72,34 +72,8 @@ xterm* | rxvt*)
 
 esac
 
-# enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
-if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
-    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
-    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
-    #alias dir='dir --color=auto'
-    #alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'
 
-    #alias grep='grep --color=auto'
-    #alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
-    #alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
-fi
 source ~/.aliases
-# colored GCC warnings and errors
-#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
-
-# some more ls aliases
-#alias ll='ls -l'
-#alias la='ls -A'
-#alias l='ls -CF'
-
-# Alias definitions.
-# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
-# ~/.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
 
 # enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
 # this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile