diff --git a/dotfiles.yml b/dotfiles.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Set up development machine
+  hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+    - bash
+    #- dircolors
+    #- git
+    #- hushlogin
+    #- mintty
+    #- python
+    #- readline
+    #- ssh
+    #- tmux
+    #- vim
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
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+[local]
+localhost
+
+[local:vars]
+ansible_connection=local
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/bash/profile b/roles/bash/files/profile
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rename from dotfiles/.config/bash/profile
rename to roles/bash/files/profile
diff --git a/roles/bash/tasks/.main.yml.swp b/roles/bash/tasks/.main.yml.swp
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diff --git a/roles/bash/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bash/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Remove pre-installed bash configurations which could cause conflicts
+  file:
+      state: absent
+      path: "~/.{{ item }}"
+  loop:
+      - bash_logout
+      - profile
+
+- name: Create the bash cache and config directories
+  file:
+      path: "~/.{{ item }}/bash"
+      state: directory
+  loop:
+      - cache 
+      - config
+
+- name: Deploy bash profile
+  file:
+      src: "{{ role_path }}/files/profile"
+      dest: ~/.config/bash/profile
+      state: link
+      force: yes
+
+- name: Make sure bash will find our profile
+  file:
+      src: ~/.config/bash/profile
+      dest: "~/.{{ item }}"
+      state: link
+      force: yes
+  loop:
+      - bashrc
+      - bash_profile