diff --git a/.bash-aliases b/.bash-aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac19574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bash-aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alias please=`sudo -p 'What's the magic word? '`
diff --git a/.bash-powerline b/.bash-powerline
deleted file mode 100644
index 2120a3a..0000000
--- a/.bash-powerline
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-## Uncomment to disable git info
-#POWERLINE_GIT=0
-
-__powerline() {
-    # Colors
-    COLOR_RESET='\[\033[m\]'
-    COLOR_CWD=${COLOR_CWD:-'\[\033[0;34m\]'} # blue
-    COLOR_GIT=${COLOR_GIT:-'\[\033[0;36m\]'} # cyan
-    COLOR_SUCCESS=${COLOR_SUCCESS:-'\[\033[0;32m\]'} # green
-    COLOR_FAILURE=${COLOR_FAILURE:-'\[\033[0;31m\]'} # red
-
-    # Symbols
-    SYMBOL_GIT_BRANCH=${SYMBOL_GIT_BRANCH:-⑂}
-    SYMBOL_GIT_MODIFIED=${SYMBOL_GIT_MODIFIED:-*}
-    SYMBOL_GIT_PUSH=${SYMBOL_GIT_PUSH:-↑}
-    SYMBOL_GIT_PULL=${SYMBOL_GIT_PULL:-↓}
-
-    if [[ -z "$PS_SYMBOL" ]]; then
-      case "$(uname)" in
-          Darwin)   PS_SYMBOL='';;
-          Linux)    PS_SYMBOL='$';;
-          *)        PS_SYMBOL='%';;
-      esac
-    fi
-
-    __git_info() { 
-        [[ $POWERLINE_GIT = 0 ]] && return # disabled
-        hash git 2>/dev/null || return # git not found
-        local git_eng="env LANG=C git"   # force git output in English to make our work easier
-
-        # get current branch name
-        local ref=$($git_eng symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
-
-        if [[ -n "$ref" ]]; then
-            # prepend branch symbol
-            ref=$SYMBOL_GIT_BRANCH$ref
-        else
-            # get tag name or short unique hash
-            ref=$($git_eng describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null)
-        fi
-
-        [[ -n "$ref" ]] || return  # not a git repo
-
-        local marks
-
-        # scan first two lines of output from `git status`
-        while IFS= read -r line; do
-            if [[ $line =~ ^## ]]; then # header line
-                [[ $line =~ ahead\ ([0-9]+) ]] && marks+=" $SYMBOL_GIT_PUSH${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-                [[ $line =~ behind\ ([0-9]+) ]] && marks+=" $SYMBOL_GIT_PULL${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            else # branch is modified if output contains more lines after the header line
-                marks="$SYMBOL_GIT_MODIFIED$marks"
-                break
-            fi
-        done < <($git_eng status --porcelain --branch 2>/dev/null)  # note the space between the two <
-
-        # print the git branch segment without a trailing newline
-        printf " $ref$marks"
-    }
-
-    ps1() {
-        # Check the exit code of the previous command and display different
-        # colors in the prompt accordingly. 
-        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-            local symbol="$COLOR_SUCCESS $PS_SYMBOL $COLOR_RESET"
-        else
-            local symbol="$COLOR_FAILURE $PS_SYMBOL $COLOR_RESET"
-        fi
-
-        local cwd="$COLOR_CWD\w$COLOR_RESET"
-        # Bash by default expands the content of PS1 unless promptvars is disabled.
-        # We must use another layer of reference to prevent expanding any user
-        # provided strings, which would cause security issues.
-        # POC: https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage
-        # Related fix in git-bash: https://github.com/git/git/blob/9d77b0405ce6b471cb5ce3a904368fc25e55643d/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh#L324
-        if shopt -q promptvars; then
-            __powerline_git_info="$(__git_info)"
-            local git="$COLOR_GIT\${__powerline_git_info}$COLOR_RESET"
-        else
-            # promptvars is disabled. Avoid creating unnecessary env var.
-            local git="$COLOR_GIT$(__git_info)$COLOR_RESET"
-        fi
-
-        PS1="$cwd$git$symbol"
-    }
-
-    PROMPT_COMMAND="ps1${PROMPT_COMMAND:+; $PROMPT_COMMAND}"
-}
-
-__powerline
-unset __powerline
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index e00d141..1eca16c 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -121,4 +121,11 @@ SUDO_EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim
 VISUAL=/usr/bin/vim
 
 source ~/.bash-aliases
-source ~/.bash-powerline
+
+function _update_ps1() {
+    PS1=$(powerline-shell $?)
+}
+
+if [[ $TERM != linux && ! $PROMPT_COMMAND =~ _update_ps1 ]]; then
+    PROMPT_COMMAND="_update_ps1; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
+fi
diff --git a/tracked-files b/tracked-files
index 834c35d..31e282b 100644
--- a/tracked-files
+++ b/tracked-files
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 .vimrc
 .gitconfig
 .bashrc
-.bash-powerline
+.bash-aliases
+