On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:37:44 +0900 nomnex <nomnex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:51:17 -0700 > suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 9:46 PM, nomnex <nomnex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:46:39 -0430 > > > Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> The '&' is not part of the command. It's an instruction to the > > >> Shell to run the command in the background. See any beginner's > > <snip> > > > > the applications. so, the '&' part is superfluous when I pass the > > > command in my bashrc file, I guess. > > > I would like to point out that these things are better placed in > > your ~/.bash_profile instead of ~/.bashrc. > > Why is it better to use the bash_profile instead of ~/.bashrc. > > There is a very good explanation for the reasons by Steven W. Orr in the archives. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2009-November/091771.html Hope this helps. :) -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
