J. D. Kent wrote:
>
> The book I've been reading, along with other info talks about such files
> as .profile, .login, .bash_profile, and .bashrc. It also mentions
> finding these files in my home directory. Well, no amount of ls -a finds
> any of those files. What I do find is:
> .bash_history
> .less
> .lessrc
You should be able to find workable versions of these files in
/etc/skel. If they're not there, you'll have to create them.
> Questions: Are some of these files setup when I install a fuller system?
> Or are these files something I need to set up myself?
> Also, if I delete the .bash_history file when it gets too big, does bash
> create a new one?
>
Don't worry about .bash_history. It will have a maximum size and never
grow beyond that. If you delete it, it will just be created. If you do
want to make it smaller, read the man page on bash (60 pages), and start
editing your .bash_profile.
--
Arandir...
