Listmates, Coming from SuSE, I'm used to /etc/profile sourcing ~/.bashrc. I was scratching my head as to why my .bashrc wasn't being read when I would ssh into the Arch Linux box. Looking at the Arch /etc/profile it seems parts come from SuSE, but not the part about also sourcing ~/.bashrc. Any reason not to source ~/.bashrc from /etc/profile in Arch? Will I screw myself up somewhere else? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com