diff --git a/bash-conf-private/.bash_alias b/bash-conf-private/.bash_alias
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80d52df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash-conf-private/.bash_alias
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#
+# ~/.bash_alias
+#
+
diff --git a/bash-conf-private/.bash_profile b/bash-conf-private/.bash_profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bac9fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash-conf-private/.bash_profile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#
+# ~/.bash_profile
+#
+