diff --git a/.zsh_profile b/.zsh_profile
index 24760627c..667c4a4b7 100644
--- a/.zsh_profile
+++ b/.zsh_profile
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ alias find="find -E"
 alias ccat="pygmentize -g"
 
 alias dir='find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -regex "\.\/[^.].+"'
+
+# view the Unix directory stack as maintained through
+#     pushd and popd commands
+alias wdirs='dirs | tr " " "\n" | sort -r'
 # END: aliases
 
 # BEGIN: functions
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@ source ~/.js_to_bash.sh
 # custom git functions
 source ~/.git_functions.sh
 
+# custom bash helpers functions
+source ~/.misc_functions.sh
+
 # generates placeholder content for FE work
 function lorem {
     text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
@@ -63,6 +70,11 @@ function loremcp {
     lorem | pbcopy
 }
 
+# searches all PATH directories for a keyword
+function wsearchpath {
+  echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' | xargs -I {} find {} -type f -perm +111 -maxdepth 1 -name "*${1}*" -print | xargs basename
+}
+
 # run cmatrix command for 3 seconds before exiting
 #. $HOME/.matrix_intro.sh