Jason Bauer wrote: > I've got Debian Linux 1.3 using bash for a shell. When I go into X-Windows > (Afterstep win. manager) I lose all of my aliases and other settings that > get run in my .bash-profile when I login, and when i quit X the settings are > back to how they should be. Is this just a bug or am I doing something > wrong?
Yes (uh - it's not a bug ;-). aliases aren't inherited to subshells. They need to be redefined if you want to use them in subshells. The best way is to use aliases in .bashrc instead of .bash_profile (and to source .bashrc from .bash_profile). Ulf -- #include <signature> -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
