diff --git a/aliases/available/directory.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/directory.aliases.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..671ceffe5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aliases/available/directory.aliases.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+about-alias 'Shortcuts for directory commands: ls, cd, &c.'
+
+if command ls --color -d . &> /dev/null; then
+	alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+	# BSD `ls` doesn't need an argument (`-G`) when `$CLICOLOR` is set.
+fi
+
+# List directory contents
+alias sl=ls
+alias la='ls -AF' # Compact view, show hidden
+alias ll='ls -Al'
+alias l='ls -A'
+alias l1='ls -1'
+alias lf='ls -F'
+
+# Change directory
+alias ..='cd ..'         # Go up one directory
+alias cd..='cd ..'       # Common misspelling for going up one directory
+alias ...='cd ../..'     # Go up two directories
+alias ....='cd ../../..' # Go up three directories
+alias -- -='cd -'        # Go back
+
+# Create or remove directory
+alias md='mkdir -p'
+alias rd='rmdir'
diff --git a/aliases/available/editor.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/editor.aliases.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..654f910f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aliases/available/editor.aliases.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+about-alias 'shortcuts for editing'
+
+alias edit='${EDITOR:-${ALTERNATE_EDITOR:-nano}}'
+alias e='edit'
+
+# sudo editors
+alias svim='sudo ${VISUAL:-vim}'
+alias snano='sudo ${ALTERNATE_EDITOR:-nano}'
+alias sedit='sudo ${EDITOR:-${ALTERNATE_EDITOR:-nano}}'
+
+# Shortcuts to edit startup files
+alias vbrc='${VISUAL:-vim} ~/.bashrc'
+alias vbpf='${VISUAL:-vim} ~/.bash_profile'
diff --git a/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
index 6323f5fda4..df54781b6a 100644
--- a/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/general.aliases.bash
@@ -1,25 +1,9 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash
+# shellcheck source-path=SCRIPTDIR
 about-alias 'general aliases'
 
-if command ls --color -d . &> /dev/null; then
-	alias ls='ls --color=auto'
-	# BSD `ls` doesn't need an argument (`-G`) when `$CLICOLOR` is set.
-fi
-
-# List directory contents
-alias sl=ls
-alias la='ls -AF' # Compact view, show hidden
-alias ll='ls -al'
-alias l='ls -a'
-alias l1='ls -1'
-alias lf='ls -F'
-
 alias _='sudo'
 
-# Shortcuts to edit startup files
-alias vbrc='${VISUAL:-vim} ~/.bashrc'
-alias vbpf='${VISUAL:-vim} ~/.bash_profile'
-
 # colored grep
 # Need to check an existing file for a pattern that will be found to ensure
 # that the check works when on an OS that supports the color option
@@ -39,7 +23,7 @@ alias pager='${PAGER:=less}'
 
 alias q='exit'
 
-alias irc='${IRC_CLIENT:=irc}'
+alias irc='${IRC_CLIENT:-irc}'
 
 # Language aliases
 alias rb='ruby'
@@ -47,8 +31,9 @@ alias py='python'
 alias ipy='ipython'
 
 # Pianobar can be found here: http://github.com/PromyLOPh/pianobar/
-
-alias piano='pianobar'
+if _command_exists pianobar; then
+	alias piano='pianobar'
+fi
 
 alias ..='cd ..'               # Go up one directory
 alias cd..='cd ..'             # Common misspelling for going up one directory
@@ -92,5 +77,6 @@ function catt() {
 # aliases and enable just the ones for Bash-it explicitly:
 # bash-it disable alias general
 # bash-it enable alias bash-it
-# shellcheck source-path=SCRIPTDIR
 source "$BASH_IT/aliases/available/bash-it.aliases.bash"
+source "$BASH_IT/aliases/available/directory.aliases.bash"
+source "$BASH_IT/aliases/available/editor.aliases.bash"
diff --git a/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash
index f80687640b..d6383175c2 100644
--- a/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 about-alias 'vim abbreviations'
 
-_command_exists vim || return
+alias v='${VISUAL:-vim}'
 
-alias v='vim'
+if ! _command_exists vim; then
+	_log_warning "Without 'vim', these aliases just aren't that useful..."
+fi
 # open the vim help in fullscreen incorporated from
 # https://stackoverflow.com/a/4687513
 alias vimh='vim -c ":h | only"'
diff --git a/plugins/available/extract.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/extract.plugin.bash
index b43a723271..3ee6821428 100644
--- a/plugins/available/extract.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/extract.plugin.bash
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ End-Of-Usage
 	done
 	shift $((OPTIND - 1))
 
-	[ $# -eq 0 ] && extract -h && return 1
-	while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-		if [[ ! -f "$1" ]]; then
+	if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+		extract -h
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+		if [[ ! -f "${1:-}" ]]; then
 			echo "extract: '$1' is not a valid file" >&2
 			shift
 			continue
@@ -39,23 +43,23 @@ End-Of-Usage
 		local -r filename=$(basename -- "$1")
 		local -r filedirname=$(dirname -- "$1")
 		local targetdirname
-		# shellcheck disable=SC2001
+		# shellcheck disable=SC2001 # we don't depend on `extglob`...
 		targetdirname=$(sed 's/\(\.tar\.bz2$\|\.tbz$\|\.tbz2$\|\.tar\.gz$\|\.tgz$\|\.tar$\|\.tar\.xz$\|\.txz$\|\.tar\.Z$\|\.7z$\|\.nupkg$\|\.zip$\|\.war$\|\.jar$\)//g' <<< "$filename")
-		if [ "$filename" = "$targetdirname" ]; then
+		if [[ "$filename" == "$targetdirname" ]]; then
 			# archive type either not supported or it doesn't need dir creation
 			targetdirname=""
 		else
 			mkdir -v "$filedirname/$targetdirname"
 		fi
 
-		if [ -f "$1" ]; then
+		if [[ -f "$1" ]]; then
 			case "$1" in
 				*.tar.bz2 | *.tbz | *.tbz2) tar "x${verbose}jf" "$1" -C "$filedirname/$targetdirname" ;;
 				*.tar.gz | *.tgz) tar "x${verbose}zf" "$1" -C "$filedirname/$targetdirname" ;;
 				*.tar.xz | *.txz) tar "x${verbose}Jf" "$1" -C "$filedirname/$targetdirname" ;;
 				*.tar.Z) tar "x${verbose}Zf" "$1" -C "$filedirname/$targetdirname" ;;
 				*.bz2) bunzip2 "$1" ;;
-				*.deb) dpkg-deb "-x${verbose}" "$1" "${1:0:-4}" ;;
+				*.deb) dpkg-deb -x"${verbose}" "$1" "${1:0:-4}" ;;
 				*.pax.gz)
 					gunzip "$1"
 					set -- "$@" "${1:0:-3}"
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ End-Of-Usage
 				*.pax) pax -r -f "$1" ;;
 				*.pkg) pkgutil --expand "$1" "${1:0:-4}" ;;
 				*.rar) unrar x "$1" ;;
-				*.rpm) rpm2cpio "$1" | cpio "-idm${verbose}" ;;
+				*.rpm) rpm2cpio "$1" | cpio -idm"${verbose}" ;;
 				*.tar) tar "x${verbose}f" "$1" -C "$filedirname/$targetdirname" ;;
 				*.xz) xz --decompress "$1" ;;
 				*.zip | *.war | *.jar | *.nupkg) unzip "$1" -d "$filedirname/$targetdirname" ;;
@@ -77,3 +81,6 @@ End-Of-Usage
 		shift
 	done
 }
+
+# Shorten extract
+alias xt='extract'
diff --git a/profiles/default.bash_it b/profiles/default.bash_it
index 9a55f6c7de..7985e501a9 100644
--- a/profiles/default.bash_it
+++ b/profiles/default.bash_it
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ completion system
 
 # aliases
 aliases general
+aliases bash-it
+aliases directory
+aliases editor