Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:23:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: addymin@pacbell.net Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Beginner's question about csh/tcsh Message-ID: <200404152023.i3FKNSC19939@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <407EE04B.5050800@pacbell.net> from "Mike" at Apr 15, 2004 12:19:39 PM
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> > Jerry McAllister wrote: > > >>>It sounds like you are using an account with /bin/sh as a shell > >>>For example, unless you change it, root uses sh for a shell. > >>> > >>>////jerry > >> > >>Root uses csh by default. > > > > Well, I'll be darned. It does now. > > BTW. I login as normal user and "su" to root for adminstrative tasks. > > I checked what shell root was using and it was sh (/bin/sh). So the > information on my first post was inaccurate. My bad. I thought the > shell was csh. I guess that is now the default. > So, I changed root's shell to csh. The problem of no .history via up > and down arrows went away. The arrow keys now access the .history file. > > Strange. Did I possibly do something to screw up the sh shell? I don't remember the FreeBSD version being mentioned. Maybe if it is old enough, it would be /bin/sh. It used to be that I think some time ago. I don't remember how far back (or maybe if I am thinking of a different UNIX). Otherwise, someone (you?) may have modified the root entry on your machine in /etc/passwd to have /bin/sh as its shell for some reason. ////jerry > Michael Chinn > > > > ////jerry > > > > > >>Josh Paetzel > >>
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