On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 03:42:17PM +0100, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Am 27.01.2012 15:20, schrieb gt: > > Earlier I had appended my personal bin directory to /etc/profile's PATH, > > and it worked perfectly. > > > > Now, i am trying to add PATH to my user's .bashrc, but it doesn't come > > into effect. Though adding it to .bash_profile works. I am using urxvt > > and have set it to start as a login shell. > > > > What can be the reason? > > > > 'man bash', section "INVOCATION". Thank, I know the difference between a login shell and non-login ones, and the files they use. Well i sorted out the issue. I had a "source /etc/profile" in my .bashrc, which was probable why the PATH wasn't coming into effect. -- O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org
