Here are the default settings I add to my /.bashrc or to /etc/bash.bashrc:
export PATH=/usr/local/tecplot/bin:$PATH alias tecplot='tec360'
# prompt input: type the beginning of a command and press the tab key to auto complete bind TAB:menu-complete bind "set show-all-if-ambiguous on"
# prompt input: type the beginning of a command and press ctrl-f to find all possible completions bind "\C-f":complete
# prompt input: uncomment the following if you wish the menu-complete not to take place for the first tab pressed #bind "set menu-complete-display-prefix on"
# prompt input: enable search of commands in history using up and down arrows that start as specified at the prompt input bind '"\e[A": history-search-backward' bind '"\e[B": history-search-forward'
# prompt input: using ctrl-left and ctrl-right move one word to the left or right bind '"\e[1;5C": forward-word' bind '"\e[1;5D": backward-word'
# set the prompt to user@host:directory> in bold font PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[1m\]\u@\h:\w>\[\e[0m\] '