diff --git a/bash_profile b/bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..031ab842b1e32cf625c3d3fe8304bb84a9644c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# .bash_profile
+
+# Get the aliases and functions
+if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+	. ~/.bashrc
+fi
+
+# User specific environment and startup programs
+
+PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin
+
+export PATH