>The reason _why_ it doesn't read your alias requires a long winding >explanation, so I won't go into detail here... but, the way to fix it, is by >using X resources. > >Edit ~/.Xresources in your favorite text editor. ANd use these resources
So, my first xterm sessioin used the Xresources file, but the second one didn't? >.bash_profile is for login shells. .bashrc is for non-login shells. Copy >your alias to the .bashrc file and that should help. That makes sense - I'll try that. Thanks. Oh, just curious, when is the /etc/profiles used? -Jay ---
