On 20-Dec-1999 Andy Thomas wrote:
> Ok... where is .bash_profile for root supposed to be located? I've got one
> for a user ("jimmy") I've created in /home/jimmy/.bash_profile and another
> one in /etc/skel/.bash_profile. Edit the /etc/skel one or create a new one
> in /etc?
>
> So is there no need for .bashrc under Debian as described by the O'Reilly
> book?
You will need .bashrc for non-login shells. In my .bash_profile, I have
source $HOME/.bashrc
I put this in my .bash_profile for my PATH:
PATH=$PATH:$QTDIR/bin:$HOME/bin
All my aliases are in .bashrc but my .bash_profile 'sources' .bashrc so my
aliases are available for login and non-login shells.
--
Andrew
