That sounds awfully odd to me... /etc/profile should be executed on
login- and your ~/.bashrc should "exec /etc/bashrc" if it exists.
What's the line you're inserting into these files? Your syntax may be
incorrect.
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-Matt Stegman
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If I'm using bash, where in the default
Ken Wilson wrote:
Items you edit in the /etc directory won't take effect until the next
time you reboot your machine. Items edited in a person's home
directory, i.e. /home/username/.bash_profile, take effect the next time
the person logs on. The stuff in the /etc directory is global and
, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming')
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Sent: Sunday, September 12, 1999 12:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [newbie] aliases for shell?
Ken Wilson wrote:
Items you edit
OK, well, maybe there's a flaw in how I'm testing this:
I edit ~/.bashrc which before I edit it looks like this: # .bashrc
# User specific aliases and functions
alias rm='rm -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
So I add the
Logoff as user and then log back in again and your changes should take effect.
On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, you wrote:
OK, well, maybe there's a flaw in how I'm testing this:
I edit ~/.bashrc which before I edit it looks like this: # .bashrc
# User specific aliases and functions
alias rm='rm
On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, you wrote:
OK, well, maybe there's a flaw in how I'm testing this:
[clip]
And then exit out of the konsole I'm in. Start up a new Konsole in KDE or
flip to a new VT, log in and type clr.
Never heard of it, says the shell. (sigh). This has got to be absurdly
easy,
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Subject: Re: [newbie] aliases for shell?
OK, well, maybe there's a flaw in how I'm testing this:
I edit ~/.bashrc which before I edit it looks like this: # .bashrc
# User specific aliases and functions
alias rm='rm -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
So I add the line
