On 07 Mar 2001, ktb wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 04:40:25PM -0500, Colin Cashman wrote: > > I have .bashrc set up to support color ls, but .bashrc isn't called when I > > log in. > > > > If I subsequently start a new shell, however, or 'source .bashrc' then the > > file is read and processed. > > > > What's the best way to handle this so it's done automagically upon logging > > in? Just throw "source .bashrc" onto the end of the > > .bash_profile file? > > > > I put the following in my .bash_profile > > if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then > source ~/.bashrc > fi > > hth, > kent
Is there any reason to use ~/.bash_profile, etc, rather than /etc/profile, if you are the only user on the system? Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Gnu/Debian Linux (Windows-free zone) For electronic books, skeptical essays, and over 120 book reviews, go to: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/ When I use a word ... it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less. [Lewis Carroll]
