Geoff: It is true that both /etc/profile and $HOME/.profile are sourced during login. However, I believe I am correct that .bash_profile is local console only. On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 gshang at uq.net.au wrote: > >First, I'm assuming bash is your assigned shell. Is this correct? To find > >out for sure do: > > > > grep -i [your.username] /etc/passwd > > It's easier to just do > > echo $SHELL > > >.bashrc -- These are settings exectued whenever you login, meaning you in > >particular, and not some other username. These are executed whether you > >login locally on a console, or over the Internet perhaps using ssh; > > > >.bash_profile -- These commands are executed only when you log in on a > >local console; > > This is not correct. I do not have any commands in my .bashrc file, they > are all in .bash_profile and they get executed no matter how I login. > Linux generally doesn't care if you're local or not. > > As stated earlier, .bashrc is run by bash for shells launched later > whereas .bash_profile is run when you log in. > > Geoff. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
