Subject: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile,
etc, etc, etc
Date: Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 11:25:46AM -0500
In reply to:Mark Wright
Quoting Mark Wright([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be
> set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm
> confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for
> bash, why is that?)
>
> Mark.
Take a look in /usr/doc/bash. There you will find the "correct"
answers to your bash questions, ie:
$ls /usr/doc/bash/examples/startup-files
Bash_aliases.gz Bash_profile.gz Bashrc.gz README.gz
bash-profile.gz bashrc.gz
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