Hi pete,
> > > but now every time i open an terminal i get the following
> > >
> > > egrep: warning: egrep is obsolescent; using grep -E
>
> Interesting thing if i callup an xterm and su to root the call
> another xterm from there i do not get the warning on as a user
Finding the minimum needed to re-create the problem would be useful.
Run you shell as a login shell from an existing one to see if it
triggers the problem. Assuming it's bash(1):
$ echo $$
5696
$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
$ bash -l
→ $ echo $$
→ 26416
→ $ exit
→ logout
$ echo $$
5696
$
The ‘→’ lines are the new shell. Does doing similar give you the daft
egrep warning?
If so, do starting a new shell without it being a login shell, i.e. drop
the ‘-l’?
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Cheers, Ralph.
