diff --git a/zsh/func/init-env b/zsh/func/init-env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca30c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh/func/init-env
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+
+autoload -Uz binary_exists
+
+function init-env
+{
+    export PAGER=less
+    export VISUAL=$EDITOR
+    export LESSHISTFILE="-"
+    export GREP_OPTIONS="--color=auto"
+    export GREP_COLOR="1;32"
+
+    if binary_exists gpg2; then
+        # Make sure gpg2 knows what to do with the curses-based smartcard PIN prompt.
+        export GPG_TTY=`tty`
+    fi
+
+    # Some helpful aliases for scripting
+    alias local-array="local -a"
+    alias local-map="local -A"
+}
+
+init-env "$@"
diff --git a/zshenv b/zshenv
index dc6eb51..a6da14e 100644
--- a/zshenv
+++ b/zshenv
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ init-env-fpath
 autoload -Uz do_init_functions
 
 typeset -a zsh_init_env_functions=( \
+    init-env \
     init-env-path \
     init-env-unix \
     init-env-zsh-helpers \