Thomas J. Malloy wrote: > > My aliases do not seem to be passed correctly to xterm I am using OLVWM. > The following alias is in my .alias file "alias xboard='xboard -size small' > This does not work from xterm, but it does work if I execute it through a > BASH box. This is true even though env in the xterm shows that bash is > the shell. Also the commmand "type -all xboard" does not return the alias > in xterm, nor on the consol ( not in windows ). It only shows both the > original command and the alias when I am in the BASH shell window. > Since I assumed that .alias was global. I am confused by this. Any > insights are appreciated. Thank you
I never use the .alias file, but I assume that this file is sourced in your .bash_profile? If you start an xterm without any options, you get a bash that doesn't read your ~/.bashrc file. If you want a login shell, i.e., one that does read your .bash_profile, you need `xterm -ls'. Eric Meijer -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax +31 40 2455054 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
