On Jo, 11 iul 13, 07:12:35, Wilko Fokken wrote: > > The following lines explain, what should be done in order to get the dot > files out of the way into a subdirectory.
You included lots of unrelated customizations, see below. > The dot files of root go into subdir "/root/" Err, aren't they already there by default? > The dot files of users go into subdir "/home/$HOME/.rc/" I'd go for /home/$user/.config (the default XDG directory). > HowTo get Dot Files into separate Subdirs at Installation Time > ============================================================== > wfok...@web.de July 11 2013 > > ( set tabwidth = 4 to view this file ) > > > 1. Modify /etc/skel > ================ > > [from]: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220 Jan 1 2013 .bash_logout > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3392 Jan 1 2013 .bashrc > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 675 Jan 1 2013 .profile > > [to]: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220 Jan 1 2013 .rc/.bash_logout > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3392 Jan 1 2013 .rc/.bashrc > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 675 Jan 1 2013 .rc/.profile Ok, but this only affects new users. For existing accounts one has to move the files by hand. > [ these three files in .rc/ need to be edited ] : > ------------------------------------------------- > > a) .bash_logout: > ------------- > # ~/.bash_logout: executed by bash(1) on logout: > # clear screen (here = max. 24 virtual text consoles) > # [ enhance ## of text consoles: add entries in /etc/inittab ] > > case "`tty`" in > /dev/tty[1-9] | /dev/tty1[0-9] | /dev/tty2[0-4] ) clear > esac This is not necessary for the task at hand and the default .bash_logout already does similar (and better, it doesn't clear *all* consoles, just because I logged out of one). > b) .bashrc: > -------- > # ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells. > # see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files > > . /etc/profile See bash(1) for why this is not needed. > c) .profile: > --------- > > # ~/.profile, at login autoread by all Bourne-compatible shells (after > /etc/profile) > # ~/.profile is *NOT* executed by bash shell if ~/.bash_profile exists > # All 2nd level bash shells will read ~/.bashrc > > # add wanted user owned subdirs, > # (e.g. sh = shell, pl = perl, py = python scripts) : > > for DIR in /home/$LOGNAME/bin /home/$LOGNAME/sh /home/$LOGNAME/pl \ > /home/$LOGNAME/py; do > [ -d $DIR ] && PATH=$PATH:$DIR > done These seem to be your own customizations and don't seem to apply to the task at hand. > PATH=$PATH:. Are you sure this is a good idea? > export PATH PS1 PS2 > > # mesg y > > # 'cd' command (below) moves login `pwd` to $HOME/.. ! > # ----------------------------------------------------- > # (applies new bash function 'cd ()') > # (defined in /etc/profile/profile.local) > > cd > > > 2. Within /root, modify .bashrc, .profile : > ======================================== > > prepend command: "./etc/profile" to .bashrc Are you missing a space here? > append command: "cd" to .profile > > > 3. Modify /etc/passwd: login_dir ==> /home/<user>/.rc > ================================================== > > example: > wwf:x:1001:1001:Wilko Fokken,,,:/home/wwf/.rc:/bin/bash So basically you're setting $HOME to be /home/$user/.rc > 4. /etc/profile Add call to homebrew /etc/profile.local: > ======================================================== > (keeps original condition of /etc/profile) > > # ---------------------------------------------------- > test -f /etc/profile.local && . /etc/profile.local > test -f ~/.alias.sh && . ~/.alias.sh > # ---------------------------------------------------- > > > 5. # /etc/profile.local: Modifications to login process > # ================================================== > > # umask 022 > > # Unclutter root's and user's HOME_dir: > # ------------------------------------- > # root: $HOME => /root $CDHOME => / > # users: $HOME => /home/<user>/.rc; $CDHOME => /home/<user> > > # cutting off {/root | /.rc} from "LOGIN_dir" : > > CDHOME=`dirname $HOME` > > # "cd" (no params): Go to "LOGIN_dir", NOT to "LOGIN_dir"/.rc : > > cd () { > [ $1 ] && builtin cd $1 || builtin cd ${CDHOME} > } And you are customizing 'cd' to take you to /home/$user/ instead of /home/$user/.rc > export PATH CDHOME HOME HISTFILE > > # ================================================= # > # End of functions supporting displaced dot files ! # > ====================================================================== > > # (The following lines are NOT directly related to dot files) : Why include them then? [snip unrelated customizations] Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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