diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
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+++ b/.profile
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+: ${XDG_CACHE_HOME:=$HOME/.cache}
+: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:=$HOME/.config}
+: ${XDG_DATA_HOME:=$HOME/.data}
+: ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:=/run/user/$(id -u)}
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME XDG_CONFIG_HOME XDG_DATA_HOME XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
+
+: ${BROWSER:=firefox}
+: ${EDITOR:=vim}
+: ${PAGER:=less}
+: ${VISUAL:=vim}
+export BROWSER EDITOR PAGER VISUAL
+
+for x in \
+    "$HOME/bin" \
+    "$HOME/.local/bin" \
+    "/usr/local/bin" \
+    "/usr/bin" \
+    ; do
+    [ -d "$x" ] || continue
+    case ":${PATH}:" in
+    *":${x}:"*) ;;
+    *) PATH="${PATH+${PATH}:}${x}" ;;
+    esac
+done
+