On 2003-02-12 08:55, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just installed bash from the ports and changed my shell with the
> chsh command. I created a .bashrc file with a few settings and put
> it in my home directory. When i log out and log back in the .bashrc
> is not being executed. Is there something that i need to do before
> that will work?
Bash will not, by default, read and execute the commands of .bashrc
for login shells. If you want the commands of .bashrc to be run for
login shells too, then put the following in your .bash_profile file:
test -f ~/.bashrc && . ~/.bashrc
This will make sure that .bashrc commands are executed both for login
and interactive shells. The files that bash runs for login shells are
in order:
~/.bash_profile
~/.bash_login
~/.profile
Any of these can include the `. .bashrc' command, but I picked
.bash_profile because it's what I commonly use.
- Giorgos
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