definition 'scanned' = text read, not for comprehension, but only to
understand
the theme or context.
Thanks, Lawson:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> What do you have against /etc/profile?
I have nothing against /etc/profile. I do, however, wonder what it is.
OBTW,
cat /etc/profile | grep alias
returns nothing
> Man bash will tell you (near the
> end, in the section FILES:) that that is where it looks system - wide
> for login shells. /etc/bashrc works on RedHat for interactive
> shells (FI xterms) because RedHat gives every user a default ~/.bashrc
> that sources /etc/bashrc. AFAIK slackware doesn't do that :-)
>
> Read man bash anyway. It almost starts to make sense after repeated
> readings. :-)
I 'scanned' to line ~200 and was already overwhelmed.
I've now 'scanned' to line 2483 and still haven't seen any mention of
'profile'.
Man pages make no sense to me. They seem to go on and on about
variables and
switches of things I cannot comprehend. Maybe 'man pages' are intended
to
obfuscate.
How can I convert a man page to a text file so I can search/view/browse
for
the information I seek.
When I enter 'alias', I see five lines of 'alias "variable-token" =
"command-or-whatever" '.
How, what, when, where do I add alias's of my own? /etc/profile ?
Where did Slackware-3.9.0/linux-2.0.37pre10 add those 5 alias lines?
How can I 'man bash' and get to the section on 'FILES:' ? 'page-down'
? 'down-arrow' ?
Is there any way to 'navigate' 'man bash' ?
Regards, Chuck
>
> Lawson
> >< Microsoft free environment
>
> This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
>
> On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Charles E Gelm wrote:
>
> >
> > I was trying to add some 'alias' commands for my common keyboard
> > keystrokes,
> > but they didn't last between logon's much less reboots.
> >
> > How can I append to my 'alias's and make them 'stick' between logon's?
> >
> > find / -iname bash*
> >
> > only shows multiple .../bash_history files.
> >
> > Where can I edit my profile ? Slakware-3.9.0 linux-2.0.37pre10
> >
> > Regards, Chuck
> >
>
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