diff --git a/bash/.bash_aliases b/bash/.bash_aliases
index b635fb2..69182b2 100644
--- a/bash/.bash_aliases
+++ b/bash/.bash_aliases
@@ -2,3 +2,12 @@
 alias ll='ls -alF'
 alias la='ls -A'
 alias l='ls -CF'
+
+# git aliases
+
+alias gs='git status'
+alias ga='git add'
+alias gc='git commit'
+alias gp='git push'
+alias gl='git log'
+
diff --git a/bash/.bash_functions b/bash/.bash_functions
index 61f3463..69b40a4 100644
--- a/bash/.bash_functions
+++ b/bash/.bash_functions
@@ -7,3 +7,80 @@ ssh() {
     command ssh "$@"
     exit
 }
+
+# Creates a new directory and immediately changes into it
+mkcd() {
+    mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"
+}
+
+# Extract compressed files easily
+extract() {
+    if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
+        case "$1" in
+            *.tar.bz2) tar xvjf "$1" ;;
+            *.tar.gz) tar xvzf "$1" ;;
+            *.tar.xz) tar Jxvf "$1" ;;
+            *.bz2) bunzip2 "$1" ;;
+            *.rar) unrar x "$1" ;;
+            *.gz) gunzip "$1" ;;
+            *.tar) tar xvf "$1" ;;
+            *.tbz2) tar xvjf "$1" ;;
+            *.tgz) tar xvzf "$1" ;;
+            *.zip) unzip "$1" ;;
+            *.Z) uncompress "$1" ;;
+            *.7z) 7z x "$1" ;;
+            *) echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via extract()" ;;
+        esac
+    else
+        echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Show your current public IP address to the clipboard
+showip() {
+    curl -s http://ifconfig.me ; echo "" #| tr -d '\n' | pbcopy
+    # echo "Public IP Address copied to clipboard!"
+}
+
+# Get the weather forecast for a given location.
+weather() {
+    if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+        curl wttr.in/"$1"
+    else
+        curl wttr.in
+    fi
+}
+
+# Fetch common .gitignore templates and append them to the current .gitignore file
+gitignore() {
+    curl -sL "https://www.gitignore.io/api/$1" >> .gitignore
+}
+
+# A quick way to search for a file in the current directory.
+qfind() {
+    find . -name "$1"
+}
+
+# Go up a specified number of directories (or one level if no argument provided)
+up() {
+    local p=""
+    for ((i=1; i<=$1; i++)); do
+        p="../$p"
+    done
+    cd "$p" || return
+}
+
+# Get the current timestamp (useful for creating timestamped files)
+timestamp() {
+    date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S
+}
+
+# Create a backup of a file or directory with a timestamp appended to its name
+backup() {
+    cp -r "$1" "$1_$(timestamp)"
+}
+
+# URL-encode a given string (useful for creating encoded URLs in scripts)
+urlencode() {
+    echo -n "$1" | xxd -plain | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/\(..\)/%\1/g'
+}