> From: Andy Koppe > On 23 July 2010 02:53, David Antliff wrote: > >> OK then the easiest thing to do is add "set -x" to your > ~/.bash_profile > >> and watch where the delay happens as the statements scroll by. > > > > Ah, that's useful - I also have a 10-second-or-so delay when mintty > > starts. By using a bunch of 'echo' commands and that set -x (which of > > course extends the time, but at least makes it clear if anything is > > 'hanging') it's clear to me that the majority of the delay (about 6 > > seconds) happens before .bash_profile executes. > > Try the same with /etc/profile as well, after first backing it up. > Scripts in /etc/profile.d might be involved too. > > Andy
Another idea is to start bash with --noprofile to eliminate all profile processing. http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Invoking-Bash --Ken Nellis
