Andy Estes wrote: > I am running Debian Woody (3.0r1). The default shell for my user account is > bash, and I can verify this by typing 'ps' once I am logged on. However, > the contents of my .bashrc do not get executed by default. If I explicitely > invoke bash (typing 'bash' at the shell), .bashrc is executed properly, but > if I simply log in (locally or remotely), it doesn't happen. Can anyone > explain what is going on here?
"man bash" should do the trick. Look under "INVOCATION". .bashrc is only executed for an interactive non-login shell. If you put "source .bashrc" at the end of your .bash_profile, you should get the behavior you want. Craig
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