* Tim Chase (Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:42:24 -0500) > On 07/26/10 21:26, Steven W. Orr wrote: > > Please! Never export anything from your .bashrc unless you > > really know what you're doing. Almost all exports should be > > done in your .bash_profile > > Could you elaborate on your reasoning why (or why-not)? I've > found that my .bash_profile doesn't get evaluated when I crank up > another terminal window, while my bashrc does. Thus I tend to > put my exports in my ~/.bashrc so they actually take effect in my > shell...
~/.bash_profile is only evaluated for login shells and ~/.bashrc only for non-login shells. Thus it's recommended to keep ~/.bash_profile empty (except a source statement for .bashrc) and put all your settings, aliases, exports, etc. in .bashrc. Thorsten -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
