I like it, but others don't. In particular, Debian #897422 seeks to
turn it off in Bash by default. I don't actually object to this, but
it's good to be prepared.
if (( ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} >= 4 )); then shopt -s globstar; fi
shopt -s gnu_errfmt
shopt -s histappend
if (( ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} >= 4 )); then shopt -s globstar; fi
shopt -s gnu_errfmt
shopt -s histappend
shopt -s histreedit
shopt -u histverify
shopt -s hostcomplete
shopt -s histreedit
shopt -u histverify
shopt -s hostcomplete
unsetopt auto_cd
unsetopt auto_menu
unsetopt auto_cd
unsetopt auto_menu
unsetopt bash_auto_list
unsetopt beep
setopt extendedglob
unsetopt bash_auto_list
unsetopt beep
setopt extendedglob