diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index 9b19e53..3d795a2 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -1,45 +1,5 @@
 PATH=$PATH:~/bin
 
-# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4023830/bash-how-compare-two-strings-in-version-format
-vercomp () {
-    if [[ $1 == $2 ]]
-    then
-        return 0
-    fi
-    local IFS=.
-    local i ver1=($1) ver2=($2)
-    # fill empty fields in ver1 with zeros
-    for ((i=${#ver1[@]}; i<${#ver2[@]}; i++))
-    do
-        ver1[i]=0
-    done
-    for ((i=0; i<${#ver1[@]}; i++))
-    do
-        if [[ -z ${ver2[i]} ]]
-        then
-            # fill empty fields in ver2 with zeros
-            ver2[i]=0
-        fi
-        if ((10#${ver1[i]} > 10#${ver2[i]}))
-        then
-            return 1
-        fi
-        if ((10#${ver1[i]} < 10#${ver2[i]}))
-        then
-            return 2
-        fi
-    done
-    return 0
-}
-
-# check version of git
-vercomp "1.7.11" `git --version|awk '{ print $3 }'`
-case $? in
-    0) op='=';;
-    1) git config --global push.default matching; git config --global pull.default matching ;; # op='>';;
-    2) op='<';;
-esac
-
 # enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
 if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
     test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
@@ -98,6 +58,7 @@ alias so=git
 # so rebase
 # so diff
 
+# mercurial coloured diff
 alias hgd='hg diff | colordiff -y | less -R'
 
 # 20140521 force 256 colours in tmux
@@ -117,6 +78,7 @@ alias tmux_reload="tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf"
 alias dcpvag='workon dcp; cd ~/workspace/sanoma/content-library/; vagrant ssh'
 alias dcpsrc='cd development/current/content-library/src/content_library/; . ~/development/env/bin/activate'
 
+# if you're really annoyed with a runaway process
 function fuck() {
   if killall -9 "$2"; then
     echo ; echo " (╯°□°）╯︵$(echo "$2"|toilet -f term -F rotate)"; echo
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 3100c38..d1cad84 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -56,6 +56,46 @@ if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4023830/bash-how-compare-two-strings-in-version-format
+vercomp () {
+    if [[ $1 == $2 ]]
+    then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    local IFS=.
+    local i ver1=($1) ver2=($2)
+    # fill empty fields in ver1 with zeros
+    for ((i=${#ver1[@]}; i<${#ver2[@]}; i++))
+    do
+        ver1[i]=0
+    done
+    for ((i=0; i<${#ver1[@]}; i++))
+    do
+        if [[ -z ${ver2[i]} ]]
+        then
+            # fill empty fields in ver2 with zeros
+            ver2[i]=0
+        fi
+        if ((10#${ver1[i]} > 10#${ver2[i]}))
+        then
+            return 1
+        fi
+        if ((10#${ver1[i]} < 10#${ver2[i]}))
+        then
+            return 2
+        fi
+    done
+    return 0
+}
+
+# check version of git; it supports 'simple' from 1.7.11 up, fall back to 'matching'
+vercomp "1.7.11" `git --version|awk '{ print $3 }'`
+case $? in
+    0) op='=';;
+    1) git config --global push.default matching; git config --global pull.default matching ;; # op='>';;
+    2) op='<';;
+esac
+
 hg_ps1() {
     #hg prompt "{ on {branch}}{ at {bookmark}}{status}" 2> /dev/null
     hg prompt " \[\033[1;37m\]hg\[\033[0m\] {branch}{status}" 2> /dev/null