diff --git a/dotfiles/.bash_aliases b/dotfiles/.bash_aliases
index fc204ba..9638911 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.bash_aliases
+++ b/dotfiles/.bash_aliases
@@ -4,42 +4,45 @@ if [ -d "/h/u3/c7/" ]; then
 fi
 
 # system
-alias c="clear"
+alias l='ls -a'
+c() { cd $@ && l ; }
+alias ll='ls -alF'
+alias cs='printf "\033c"'
 shopt -s dotglob
 alias reb="sudo shutdown -r 0"
 alias sd="sudo shutdown 0"
 alias s="systemctl suspend"
 
 # directories
-alias cdr="cd ~/../../"
-alias cdd="cd ~/Downloads"
+alias cdr="c ~/../../"
+alias cdd="c ~/Downloads"
 if $in_lab; then
 	alias mt="okular ~/Downloads/Textbook.pdf"
 
 	# 207
-	alias 207r="cd ~/207/mokkar/"
-	alias a2="cd ~/207/mokkar/a2/src/farmyard"
+	alias 207r="c ~/207/mokkar/"
+	alias a2="c ~/207/mokkar/a2/src/farmyard"
 	alias a2n="vi ~/207/mokkar/a2/notes.txt"
 
 	# 258
-	alias p2="cd ~/258/258-labs-self/l5/p2"
-	alias l5="cd ~/258/258-labs-self/l5"
-	alias lab="cd ~/258/258-labs-self"
+	alias p2="c ~/258/258-labs-self/l5/p2"
+	alias l5="c ~/258/258-labs-self/l5"
+	alias lab="c ~/258/258-labs-self"
 
 else
 	alias mt="okular ~/Documents/School/221/Textbook.pdf"
-	alias rcg="cd ~/Documents/coding/random-color-generator"
+	alias rcg="c ~/Documents/coding/random-color-generator"
 
 	# 207
-	alias 7r="cd ~/Documents/School/207/group_0485"
-	alias ph1="cd ~/Documents/School/207/group_0485/phase1"
+	alias 7r="c ~/Documents/School/207/group_0485"
+	alias ph1="c ~/Documents/School/207/group_0485/phase1"
 
 	# 221
-	alias 221="cd ~/Documents/School/221"
+	alias 221="c ~/Documents/School/221"
 fi
 
 # config
-alias lc="cd ~/linux-config"
+alias lc="c ~/linux-config"
 alias vb="vi ~/.bash_aliases"
 alias vv="vi ~/.vimrc"
 alias rba=". ~/.bashrc"
@@ -55,9 +58,7 @@ alias gai="git add .gitignore"
 alias gd="git diff"
 alias gdc="git diff --cached"
 alias gstore="git config credential.helper store"
-gc(){
-	git commit -m "$1"
-}
+gc(){ git commit -m "$1" ; }
 alias gcm="git commit"
 alias gl="git log"
 alias gsl="git shortlog"
@@ -69,11 +70,7 @@ alias jv="java -version"
 # alias idea=". ~/usr/idea-IC-172.4343.14/bin/idea.sh"
 # alias jf="export JAVA_HOME=/home/kevin/usr/jdk1.8.0_151 && export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
-g(){
-	gvim $1
-}
+# g(){ gvim $1 ; }
 
-rs(){
-	redshift -O $(($1 * 1000))
-}
+rs(){ redshift -O $(($1 * 1000)) ; }
 alias rx="redshift -x"
diff --git a/dotfiles/.bashrc b/dotfiles/.bashrc
index 03165c1..3295d45 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.bashrc
+++ b/dotfiles/.bashrc
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ fi
 # colored GCC warnings and errors
 #export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
 
-# some more ls aliases
-alias ll='ls -alF'
-alias l='ls -a'
-
 # Add an "alert" alias for long running commands.  Use like so:
 #   sleep 10; alert
 alias alert='notify-send --urgency=low -i "$([ $? = 0 ] && echo terminal || echo error)" "$(history|tail -n1|sed -e '\''s/^\s*[0-9]\+\s*//;s/[;&|]\s*alert$//'\'')"'
@@ -186,3 +182,5 @@ source "$BASH_IT"/bash_it.sh
 # export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
 # export IDEA_VM_OPTION="/home/kevin/usr/idea-IC-172.4343.14/bin/idea64.vmoptions"
 # source /etc/environment
+
+export QSYS_ROOTDIR="/home/kevin/usr/altera_lite/16.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin"