Bash profile with a few useful settings for Linux

.bash_profile

#Command to edit bash_profile from any directory
alias bashedit='vi ~/.bash_profile'

# Command to source the current .bash_profile file from any directory. After successful soouricng, it saves a copy of the file as .bash_profile.backup
alias bashsource='source ~/.bash_profile && cp ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_profile.backup'

export PS1="\[\033[36m\]\u\[\033[m\]@\[\033[32m\]\h:\[\033[33;1m\]\w\[\033[m\]\$"
export CLICOLOR=1
export LSCOLORS=ExFxBxDxCxegedabagacad
export TZ=Asia/Kolkata

# Command o see which files occupy the maximum space in your home directory
alias dutop='du -Sh | sort -rh | head -5'

alias ls='ls -GFlh --color=auto'

# Command to list only directories
alias l.='ls -d .* --color=auto'
alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'

# If you are in India, set the timezone to Kolkata

# Use command findf followed by a string to seach for that file/directory name. 
# This function will add wildcard character * at the beginning and at the end.
# usage example: "findf hello"
findf () 
{ 
    string1=*;
    string2=*;
    searchstring=$string1$1$string1;
    find . -iname $searchstring
}