diff --git a/home/-shrc b/home/-shrc
index 4e0a566..16876f3 100644
--- a/home/-shrc
+++ b/home/-shrc
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 # {{{1 utilities
 
-#SOURCING=$((SOURCING+1))
-#. ~/sh/ify
-#. ~/sh/has
-#. ~/sh/maybesudo
-#SOURCING=$((SOURCING-1))
+if [ -z "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
+    has() { # hardcode this function from ~/sh/has for convenience
+        which "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 && which "$1"
+    }
+fi
 
 # not available in busybox:
 #exports() {
diff --git a/home/bashrc b/home/bashrc
index 4a49c8b..fb1c38a 100644
--- a/home/bashrc
+++ b/home/bashrc
@@ -38,25 +38,28 @@ ret_fail="$_title${Cfail}$_line1\n${Cfail}$_line2"
 
 PROMPT_COMMAND='[ $? = 0 ] && PS1=${ret_succ} || PS1=${ret_fail}'
 
-SOURCING=$((SOURCING+1))
-. ~/sh/echo2
-. ~/sh/note
-. ~/sh/stfu
-. ~/sh/has
-SOURCING=$((SOURCING-1))
-
 echo START.-shrc
 . ~/.-shrc
 echo FINISH.-shrc
 
-SOURCING=$((SOURCING+1))
-. ~/sh/arrays
-. ~/sh/streamcrap
-SOURCING=$((SOURCING-1))
+alias pl="printf '%s\n'"
 
 # this doesn't work for all scripts at the moment, but
 ADDPATH "$HOME/sh"
 
+echo START.MERGING
+(
+    cd ~/sh \
+      && printf "%s\n" '#!/usr/bin/env false' '[ "${SOURCING:-0}" -gt 0 ] || exit 1' '' \
+      | cat - $(grep -lF 'YES_BASH' $(find ~/sh -maxdepth 1 -type f)) \
+      > ~/.sh-bash
+)
+echo FINISH.MERGING
+
+SOURCING=$((SOURCING+1))
+. ~/.sh-bash
+SOURCING=$((SOURCING-1))
+
 # TODO: respect initctl like in .zshrc.
 alias reload='cd; exec bash'
 echo FINISH.bashrc
diff --git a/sh/streamcrap b/sh/streamcrap
index c9f6aaf..00ead0b 100644
--- a/sh/streamcrap
+++ b/sh/streamcrap
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env false
 # awful things
 # YES_ZSH
+# YES_BASH
 
 MPV_STREAM_FLAGS="--quiet --autofit=1280x720 --loop-playlist=no --no-resume-playback --no-sub \
 --no-initial-audio-sync --mc=0.02 --autosync=30"