On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:37 +1000, Linda Walsh <cyg...@tlinx.org> wrote:
Dave Tang wrote:
Hello,
I have cygwin installed on Windows XP and for some reason my .bashrc
file isn't loaded on startup. I read the FAQ "Why doesn't bash read my
.bashrc file on startup?" but my HOME environment variable is set up
i.e. when I echo $HOME it is correct. I actually copied my .bashrc to
the root directory and it still doesn't load.
Could someone explain how I can set up my .bashrc?
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Are you sure you have your /etc/passwd entry setup
correctly? I.e. when you type 'whoami' at the bash prompt,
it gives your username -- and you have an entry in /etc/passwd
setup that lists your home directory?
Thanks for the quick reply.
%whoami
d.tang
%echo $HOME
/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/d.tang
%cat /etc/passwd
d.tang:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:11418:10545:d.tang,U-IMBPC\d.tang,S-1-5-21-2360347544-2198861549-3143054254-1418:/cygdrive/c/Documents
and Settings/d.tang:/bin/bash
In that dir you have .bashrc?
%ls /cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/d.tang/.bashrc
/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/d.tang/.bashrc
Do you spot anything funny going on?
Thanks again,
Dave
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