On 6/9/23 19:36, Cousin Stanley wrote:
On 2023-06-09 13:00, gene heskett wrote:
>> Did you log out and back in, or did you simply start
>> a new XFCE4 terminal within an existing session?
>>
>> The .xsessionrc file is only read
>> during X session startup, not when running
>> various applications like terminal emulators.
>>
>>
>>> (Yes, I know, it's a PAIN to log out and back in,
>>> at least for me, and> it sounded like for you too...
>>> but it's required for this test to be meaningful.
>>>
>>> logging out and back in may as well be a reboot.
I sometimes update the .xsessionrc file
for various reasons and then source it
to activate the changes without logging out
or restarting ....
sk@jhp1 03:52 PM ~
$ echo "export SKUNK='pee euuu' " >> .xsessionrc
sk@jhp1 03:53 PM ~
$ echo $SKUNK
sk@jhp1 03:53 PM ~
$ source .xsessionrc
sk@jhp1 03:53 PM ~
$ echo $SKUNK
pee euuu
A neat trick, thanks. if I can remember it. I've reached that age where
I can't remember what, if anything I had for breakfast most mornings.
Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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