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+# generic settings, pulled into a .d file so it's easy to share between bash and zsh
+# Get me colors in ls
+export CLICOLOR="yes"
+export LSCOLORS="exgxcxDxCxEGEDcbcgExEx"
+
+# Generic environment variables
+export PAGER='less -M -X'
+export EDITOR='vim'
+export SVN_MERGE='svn-hgmerge.py'
+export CVS_RSH='ssh'
+export LESS="-R"
+
+insert_path_element ~/unixSoft/bin
+unset MANPATH # smart man(1)s autodetect that from PATH.
+
+# Python stuff
+export PYTHONSTARTUP="$HOME/.python/startup.py"
+
+MYPYTHONPATH="$HOME/unixSoft/lib/python:/opt/durin/lib/svn-python"
+if [[ "$PYTHONPATH" == "" ]] ; then
+        export PYTHONPATH="$MYPYTHONPATH"
+else
+        export PYTHONPATH="$PYTHONPATH:$MYPYTHONPATH"
+fi