Okay, created a single line .bash_profile with the source ~/.bashrc line and it works. Then, since both files are, for me at least, single liners, I tried .bash_profile with just the export PS1='\$' and no .bashrc and got the same result. For such minimalist configs, is there any reason to prefer a separate .bashrc? And now that I don't have to manually type PS1=$ everytime I switch to a fresh terminal, is there any way I could add a short indicator of the active terminal before the $? Something along the lines of tty2$ when I'm using tty2 and tty3$ when I'm using tty3. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list