[blfs-book] r12060 - trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config

[igor]

Author: igor
Date: Fri Oct 25 02:30:54 2013
New Revision: 12060

Log:
alias for colored /bin/grep in bash startup scripts as suggested by a user

Modified:
   trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/profile.xml

Modified: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/profile.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/profile.xml       Fri Oct 25 02:08:21 2013        
(r12059)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/profile.xml       Fri Oct 25 02:30:54 2013        
(r12060)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
       end of this section.</para>
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/profile.d/dircolors.sh &lt;&lt; 
"EOF"
-<literal># Setup for /bin/ls to support color, the alias is in /etc/bashrc.
+<literal># Setup for /bin/ls and /bin/grep to support color, the alias is in 
/etc/bashrc.
 if [ -f "/etc/dircolors" ] ; then
         eval $(dircolors -b /etc/dircolors)
 
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@
                 eval $(dircolors -b $HOME/.dircolors)
         fi
 fi
-alias ls='ls --color=auto'</literal>
+alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+alias grep='grep --color=auto'</literal>
 EOF</userinput></screen>
 
     </sect3>
@@ -358,10 +359,11 @@
 # should go into ~/.bash_profile.  Personal aliases and functions should
 # go into ~/.bashrc
 
-# Provides a colored /bin/ls command.  Used in conjunction with code in
-# /etc/profile.
+# Provides colored /bin/ls and /bin/grep commands.  Used in conjunction
+# with code in /etc/profile.
 
 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+alias grep='grep --color=auto'
 
 # Provides prompt for non-login shells, specifically shells started
 # in the X environment. [Review the LFS archive thread titled
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