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Gary Starks wrote:
> I would probably recommend making a hard link to profile. That way both
> files get changed if you update either of them.
>
> ln .bash_profile .profile
>
> It's not like they take up that much space anyway.
>
> >Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:28:41 -0700 (MST)
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mitchell Gil Maltenfort)
> >Subject: .bash_profile vs. .profile, and other RH "corrections"
> >Cc: Linux Newbie List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >>> I am confused about where my .profile is. I know where it SHOULD
> >>> be....and i know i have to do a ls -a to see it....but when i do
> that it
> >>> is not there...yes when i try and creat a file named .profile it
> asks if
> >>> i want to overwrite the one that is there....so what is the deal
> with
> >>> that? Running RH5.2 with bash shell.
> >>>
> >>
> >>On RH it's called .bash_profile
> >>
> >
> >Query from an anal newbie:
> >
> >do I risk fouling up my system if I rename .bash_profile .profile for
> >consistency with Linux proper?
> >
> >and is there a documented list of other RH idiosyncracies?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
>
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