diff --git a/dots/bash/.bashrc b/dots/bash/.bashrc
index 0ba23b4..3096eb4 100644
--- a/dots/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/dots/bash/.bashrc
@@ -14,6 +14,29 @@ eval "$(jump shell --bind=j)"
 
 alias map='telnet mapscii.me'
 
+# # ex - archive extractor
+# # usage: ex <file>
+ex ()
+{
+  if [ -f $1 ] ; then
+    case $1 in
+      *.tar.bz2)   tar xjf $1   ;;
+      *.tar.gz)    tar xzf $1   ;;
+      *.bz2)       bunzip2 $1   ;;
+      *.rar)       unrar x $1     ;;
+      *.gz)        gunzip $1    ;;
+      *.tar)       tar xf $1    ;;
+      *.tbz2)      tar xjf $1   ;;
+      *.tgz)       tar xzf $1   ;;
+      *.zip)       unzip $1     ;;
+      *.Z)         uncompress $1;;
+      *.7z)        7z x $1      ;;
+      *)           echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via ex()" ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
+  fi
+}
 
 
 
@@ -138,29 +161,6 @@ alias map='telnet mapscii.me'
 # shopt -s histappend
 #
 # #
-# # # ex - archive extractor
-# # # usage: ex <file>
-# ex ()
-# {
-#   if [ -f $1 ] ; then
-#     case $1 in
-#       *.tar.bz2)   tar xjf $1   ;;
-#       *.tar.gz)    tar xzf $1   ;;
-#       *.bz2)       bunzip2 $1   ;;
-#       *.rar)       unrar x $1     ;;
-#       *.gz)        gunzip $1    ;;
-#       *.tar)       tar xf $1    ;;
-#       *.tbz2)      tar xjf $1   ;;
-#       *.tgz)       tar xzf $1   ;;
-#       *.zip)       unzip $1     ;;
-#       *.Z)         uncompress $1;;
-#       *.7z)        7z x $1      ;;
-#       *)           echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via ex()" ;;
-#     esac
-#   else
-#     echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
-#   fi
-# }
 #
 # # -----------------------
 # # own additions below