Author: manuel Date: 2005-05-30 13:12:58 -0600 (Mon, 30 May 2005) New Revision: 5539
Modified: branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/bootscripts/common/profile.xml Log: Indented bootscripts/common/profile.xml Modified: branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/bootscripts/common/profile.xml =================================================================== --- branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/bootscripts/common/profile.xml 2005-05-30 18:51:43 UTC (rev 5538) +++ branches/cross-lfs/BOOK/bootscripts/common/profile.xml 2005-05-30 19:12:58 UTC (rev 5539) @@ -1,95 +1,103 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> %general-entities; ]> + <sect1 id="ch-scripts-profile"> -<title>The Bash Shell Startup Files</title> -<?dbhtml filename="profile.html"?> + <title>The Bash Shell Startup Files</title> + <?dbhtml filename="profile.html"?> -<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-profile"><primary sortas="e-/etc/profile">/etc/profile</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-profile"> + <primary sortas="e-/etc/profile">/etc/profile</primary> + </indexterm> -<para>The shell program <command>/bin/bash</command> (hereafter -referred to as <quote>the shell</quote>) uses a collection of startup -files to help create an environment to run in. Each file has a -specific use and may effect login and interactive environments -differently. The files in the <filename -class="directory">/etc</filename> directory provide global settings. -If an equivalent file exists in the home directory, it may override -the global settings.</para> + <para>The shell program <command>/bin/bash</command> (hereafter + referred to as <quote>the shell</quote>) uses a collection of startup + files to help create an environment to run in. Each file has a + specific use and may effect login and interactive environments + differently. The files in the <filename + class="directory">/etc</filename> directory provide global settings. + If an equivalent file exists in the home directory, it may override + the global settings.</para> -<para>An interactive login shell is started after a successful login, -using <command>/bin/login</command>, by reading the -<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> file. An interactive non-login shell -is started at the command-line (e.g., -<prompt>[prompt]$</prompt><command>/bin/bash</command>). A -non-interactive shell is usually present when a shell script is -running. It is non-interactive because it is processing a script and -not waiting for user input between commands.</para> + <para>An interactive login shell is started after a successful login, + using <command>/bin/login</command>, by reading the + <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> file. An interactive non-login shell + is started at the command-line (e.g., + <prompt>[prompt]$</prompt><command>/bin/bash</command>). A + non-interactive shell is usually present when a shell script is + running. It is non-interactive because it is processing a script and + not waiting for user input between commands.</para> -<para>For more information, see <command>info bash</command> - Nodes: -Bash Startup Files and Interactive Shells.</para> + <para>For more information, see <command>info bash</command> - Nodes: + Bash Startup Files and Interactive Shells.</para> -<para>The files <filename>/etc/profile</filename> and -<filename>~/.bash_profile</filename> are read when the shell is -invoked as an interactive login shell.</para> + <para>The files <filename>/etc/profile</filename> and + <filename>~/.bash_profile</filename> are read when the shell is + invoked as an interactive login shell.</para> -<para>A base <filename>/etc/profile</filename> below sets some -environment variables necessary for native language support. Setting -them properly results in:</para> + <para>A base <filename>/etc/profile</filename> below sets some + environment variables necessary for native language support. Setting + them properly results in:</para> -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>The output of programs translated into the native -language</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Correct classification of characters into letters, -digits and other classes. This is necessary for Bash to properly -accept non-ASCII characters in command lines in non-English -locales</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>The correct alphabetical sorting order for the -country</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Appropriate default paper size</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Correct formatting of monetary, time, and date -values</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The output of programs translated into the native language</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Correct classification of characters into letters, digits and + other classes. This is necessary for Bash to properly accept non-ASCII + characters in command lines in non-English locales</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The correct alphabetical sorting order for the country</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Appropriate default paper size</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Correct formatting of monetary, time, and date values</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> -<para>This script also sets the <envar>INPUTRC</envar> -environment variable that makes <application>Bash</application> and -<application>Readline</application> use the -<filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> file created earlier.</para> + <para>This script also sets the <envar>INPUTRC</envar> environment variable + that makes Bash and Readline use the <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> file + created earlier.</para> + <para>Replace <replaceable>[ll]</replaceable> below with the + two-letter code for the desired language (e.g., <quote>en</quote>) and + <replaceable>[CC]</replaceable> with the two-letter code for the + appropriate country (e.g., <quote>GB</quote>). + <replaceable>[charmap]</replaceable> should be replaced with the + canonical charmap for your chosen locale.</para> -<para>Replace <replaceable>[ll]</replaceable> below with the -two-letter code for the desired language (e.g., <quote>en</quote>) and -<replaceable>[CC]</replaceable> with the two-letter code for the -appropriate country (e.g., <quote>GB</quote>). -<replaceable>[charmap]</replaceable> should be replaced with the -canonical charmap for your chosen locale.</para> + <para>The list of all locales supported by Glibc can be obtained by running + the following command:</para> -<para>The list of all locales supported by Glibc can be obtained by running -the following command:</para> - <screen><userinput>locale -a</userinput></screen> -<para>Locales can have a number of synonyms, e.g. <quote>ISO-8859-1</quote> is -also referred to as <quote>iso8859-1</quote> and <quote>iso88591</quote>. -Some applications cannot handle the various synonyms correctly, so it is safest -to choose the canonical name for a particular locale. To determine the -canonical name, run the following command, where -<replaceable>[locale name]</replaceable> is the output given by -<command>locale -a</command> for your preferred locale -(<quote>en_GB.iso88591</quote> in our example).</para> + <para>Locales can have a number of synonyms, e.g. <quote>ISO-8859-1</quote> + is also referred to as <quote>iso8859-1</quote> and <quote>iso88591</quote>. + Some applications cannot handle the various synonyms correctly, so it is + safest to choose the canonical name for a particular locale. To determine + the canonical name, run the following command, where <replaceable>[locale + name]</replaceable> is the output given by <command>locale -a</command> for + your preferred locale (<quote>en_GB.iso88591</quote> in our example).</para> <screen><userinput>LC_ALL=<replaceable>[locale name]</replaceable> locale charmap</userinput></screen> -<para>For the <quote>en_GB.iso88591</quote> locale, the above command -will print:</para> + <para>For the <quote>en_GB.iso88591</quote> locale, the above command + will print:</para> -<screen>ISO-8859-1</screen> +<screen><computeroutput>ISO-8859-1</computeroutput></screen> -<para>This results in in a final locale setting of <quote>en_GB.ISO-8859-1</quote>.</para> + <para>This results in in a final locale setting of + <quote>en_GB.ISO-8859-1</quote>.</para> -<para>Once the proper locale settings have been determined, create the -<filename>/etc/profile</filename> file:</para> + <para>Once the proper locale settings have been determined, create the + <filename>/etc/profile</filename> file:</para> <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/profile << "EOF" <literal># Begin /etc/profile @@ -100,19 +108,19 @@ # End /etc/profile</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> -<note><para>The <quote>C</quote> (default) and <quote>en_US</quote> -(the recommended one for United States English users) locales are -different.</para></note> + <note> + <para>The <quote>C</quote> (default) and <quote>en_US</quote> + (the recommended one for United States English users) locales are + different.</para> + </note> -<para>Setting the keyboard layout, screen font, and -locale-related environment variables are the only internationalization -steps needed to support locales that use ordinary single-byte -encodings and left-to-right writing direction. More complex cases -(including UTF-8 based locales) require additional steps and -additional patches because many applications tend to not work properly -under such conditions. These steps and patches are not included in -the LFS book and such locales are not supported by LFS in any -way.</para> + <para>Setting the keyboard layout, screen font, and locale-related + environment variables are the only internationalization steps needed to + support locales that use ordinary single-byte encodings and left-to-right + writing direction. More complex cases (including UTF-8 based locales) + require additional steps and additional patches because many applications + tend to not work properly under such conditions. These steps and patches + are not included in the LFS book and such locales are not supported by LFS + in any way.</para> </sect1> - -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
