>2. another problem, which I didn't have under Slackware, is using a .profile >in the user's home area. I have just one line in it, "alias 'lo'=exit" which >has always worked before but the lo commanded doesn't get recognized. I also >tried renaming the file to .login but still no luck. Any ideas?
If .bash_profile or .bash_login are present .profile will not be used >From the bash info file --------> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ File: features.info, Node: Bash Startup Files, Next: Is This Shell Interactive?, Prev: Invoking Bash, Up: Bash Specific Features Bash Startup Files ================== When and how Bash executes startup files. For Login shells (subject to the`~/.profile' exists, then source it. If `~/.bash_profile' exists, then source it, else if `~/.bash_login' exists, then source it, else if `~/.profile' exists, then source it.