Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

2006-02-04 Thread Rodney Richison
Mike McCarty wrote: Alvin Oga wrote: hi ya forgot-who started it Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for

Re: Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

2006-02-04 Thread L.V.Gandhi
On 2/2/06, Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - if you're confused .. do NOT change files in anything other than your own home directory /home/you once you get brave ... decide if you want to enforce others to use bash or csh or tsch or zsh or hudred-other-sh -

Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

2006-02-04 Thread Rodney Richison
I am running sid with kde3.5. I have some aliases in /etc/bash.bashrc. In konsole as user if I type alias I get all aliases. But in root konsole, I don't get aliaes. Why? Hmm, I dunno. My bash.bashrc on my desktop just has source /root/bash in it. The /root/bash file has all my alias's

Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

2006-02-03 Thread Mike McCarty
Alvin Oga wrote: hi ya forgot-who started it Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for bash, why is that?) why

Re: Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

2006-02-02 Thread Felipe Caballero Gil
QUOTE: Mark Wright wrote: Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for bash, why is that?)I don't know if there is such a

Re: Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

2006-02-02 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya forgot-who started it Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for bash, why is that?) why ?? because ...

Re: Bash .bashrc

2001-03-08 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 07 Mar 2001, ktb wrote: On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 04:40:25PM -0500, Colin Cashman wrote: I have .bashrc set up to support color ls, but .bashrc isn't called when I log in. If I subsequently start a new shell, however, or 'source .bashrc' then the file is read and processed.

Bash .bashrc

2001-03-07 Thread Colin Cashman
I have .bashrc set up to support color ls, but .bashrc isn't called when I log in. If I subsequently start a new shell, however, or 'source .bashrc' then the file is read and processed. What's the best way to handle this so it's done automagically upon logging in? Just throw source .bashrc

RE: Bash .bashrc

2001-03-07 Thread Carlos Laviola
On 07-Mar-2001 Colin Cashman wrote: I have .bashrc set up to support color ls, but .bashrc isn't called when I log in. If I subsequently start a new shell, however, or 'source .bashrc' then the file is read and processed. What's the best way to handle this so it's done automagically upon

Re: Bash .bashrc

2001-03-07 Thread Robert Waldner
On Wed, 07 Mar 2001 16:40:25 EST, Colin Cashman writes: What's the best way to handle this so it's done automagically upon logging in? Just throw source .bashrc onto the end of the .bash_profile file? IMHO: yes. cheers, rw -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Network Engineer | T: +43 1 89933 F: x533

RE: Bash .bashrc

2001-03-07 Thread Rob Zietlow
, 2001 3:45 PM To: Colin Cashman Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Bash .bashrc On Wed, 07 Mar 2001 16:40:25 EST, Colin Cashman writes: What's the best way to handle this so it's done automagically upon logging in? Just throw source .bashrc onto the end of the .bash_profile file? IMHO

Re: Bash .bashrc

2001-03-07 Thread Richard Cobbe
Lo, on Wednesday, March 7, Colin Cashman did write: I have .bashrc set up to support color ls, but .bashrc isn't called when I log in. As expected. See bash's man page (specifically the `INVOCATION' section) for a discussion of the startup sequence. If I subsequently start a new shell,

Re: Bash .bashrc

2001-03-07 Thread ktb
On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 04:40:25PM -0500, Colin Cashman wrote: I have .bashrc set up to support color ls, but .bashrc isn't called when I log in. If I subsequently start a new shell, however, or 'source .bashrc' then the file is read and processed. What's the best way to handle this so

Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

1999-06-02 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc Date: Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 11:25:46AM -0500 In reply to:Mark Wright Quoting Mark Wright([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set

Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

1999-06-02 Thread W. Paul Mills
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Wright) writes: Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for bash, why is that?) Mark. What

I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

1999-06-01 Thread Mark Wright
Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for bash, why is that?) Mark. --- Mark Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

1999-06-01 Thread Jean-Pierre Parent
Mark Wright wrote: Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for bash, why is that?) I don't know if there is such a

Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

1999-06-01 Thread Arcady Genkin
Mark Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for bash, why is that?) Put all your

Re: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc

1999-06-01 Thread Marc Mongeon
su - userx will cause userx's profile to be executed, as in a login. Marc -- Marc Mongeon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unix Specialist Ban-Koe Systems 9100 W Bloomington Fwy Bloomington, MN 55431-2200 (612)888-0123, x417 | FAX: (612)888-3344 -- It's such a fine line between clever and