~/.bashrc
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New .bashrc
Every user can create their own .bashrc file in their home directory. By adding your personal settings to the .bashrc they will get set whenever you open a terminal. You can add extra aliases for commands or give your command prompt a different look, etc... any settings you want by default, but don't want to set every time you log in.
If the file doesn't already exist, you can create it any number of ways, here's one:
echo "#!/bin/bash" ~/.bashrc
Fill it with whatever you want and to add your new settings to the active terminal:
source .bashrc
The "sourcing" happens automatically when you open a new terminal.