Dale wrote: > I'm confused as to how debian handles the .bashrc file. In my user > directory, I have a .bashrc file that reads > # ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells. > ...
> But when I log into X and issue the ls command, it doesn't execute the > command in color, nor does it do anything for ll la or l, what's > overriding the .bashrc file? I don't have xdm installed.. Dale, does your .bash_profile have a source .bashrc in it anywhere? For your login shell, .bash_profile is executed.