diff --git a/bash/applications.sh b/bash/applications.sh
index cfc39bd..e00f358 100644
--- a/bash/applications.sh
+++ b/bash/applications.sh
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ alias ym="yoga mode"
 alias serve="python2 -m SimpleHTTPServer"
 alias make-dotfiles="cd ~/.dotfiles/ && make && cd - > /dev/null"
 alias edit-dotfiles="atom ~/.dotfiles/"
-alias vi=vim
+alias vi="vim"
+
+# colored GCC warnings and errors
+export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
diff --git a/bash/base.sh b/bash/base.sh
index 7a06900..b3e7100 100644
--- a/bash/base.sh
+++ b/bash/base.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ alias ll='ls -alF'
 alias la='ls -A'
 alias l='ls -CF'
 
-
-# colored GCC warnings and errors
-export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
-
-# colour!
+# colourify things!
 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
 alias dir='dir --color=auto'
 alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'