On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:36:17AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Greg Wooledge composed on 2017-06-20 11:14 (UTC-0400): > > When you run a terminal emulator within an X session, you *typically* > > get a non-login shell, which reads ~/.bashrc only. > . > Interesting. Which WM(s)/DE(s) do/does that apply to?
Depends on the config, and the terminal emulator as well. A standard WM menu should simply run the terminal emulator (e.g. urxvt) with no options, which will then run a regular (non-login) shell. However, some people configure their WMs to launch their terminals with the "-ls" or equivalent option, which forces a login shell. This is common in academic environments, for example. I think the rationale is that it makes life simpler for non-sophisticated users, who will just put their aliases in whatever dot file they happen to stumble across; forcing a login shell means *all* the dot files get read, so they get fewer support calls.
