I would probably recommend making a hard link to profile. That way both files get changed if you update either of them. ln .bash_profile .profile It's not like they take up that much space anyway. >Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:28:41 -0700 (MST) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mitchell Gil Maltenfort) >Subject: .bash_profile vs. .profile, and other RH "corrections" >Cc: Linux Newbie List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> I am confused about where my .profile is. I know where it SHOULD >>> be....and i know i have to do a ls -a to see it....but when i do that it >>> is not there...yes when i try and creat a file named .profile it asks if >>> i want to overwrite the one that is there....so what is the deal with >>> that? Running RH5.2 with bash shell. >>> >> >>On RH it's called .bash_profile >> > >Query from an anal newbie: > >do I risk fouling up my system if I rename .bash_profile .profile for >consistency with Linux proper? > >and is there a documented list of other RH idiosyncracies? > >Thanks in advance. > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
