diff --git a/.bash_profile b/.bash_profile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bash_profile
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+source .bashrc
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diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
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+
+bldgrn='\e[1;32m'
+txtrst='\e[0m'
+
+print_before_the_prompt() {
+    printf "$bldgrn%s\n$txtrst" "$PWD"
+}
+
+PROMPT_COMMAND=print_before_the_prompt
+PS1="${VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT}-> "
+
+PATH="/c/Program Files/Python/Python314:$PATH"
+
+CP=$(which python)
+echo ""
+echo "Shell: $0"
+echo "Current Python: $CP"
+echo ""
+
+shopt -s autocd
+
+alias la="ls -lahF"
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diff --git a/downloads.txt b/downloads.txt
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+++ b/downloads.txt
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+Download and install: 
+
+Notepad++
+
+Visual Studio Code 
+
+Git for Windows (see images in subfolder for settings)
+
+Python 3.14
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