Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 20:00:30 -0400 From: User & Ian Patrick Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> To: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding exec sh -E to login script Message-ID: <20010718200030.G51074@localhost> In-Reply-To: <444rsaaxhu.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>; from lowell@world.std.com on Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 02:43:57PM -0400 References: <NABBJFHHHCHMHGALIFEFOEDKHCAA.ewalters@nms2001.com> <444rsaaxhu.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>
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set -E does the same thing. Ian As it was put forth by Lowell Gilbert on Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 02:43:57PM -0400... > ewalters@nms2001.com (Eric Walters) writes: > > > I am trying to figure out how I can add the "exec sh -E" to my login script > > so that when I login I can up and down arrow through my command history? > > That doesn't look like a good way to start a shell. > > A quick look at the 'Invocation' section of the sh(1) man page leads > me to the following suggestion: > > Add: > ENV=$HOME/.shinit; export ENV > to your ~/.profile file, and then create a ~/.shinit file, which > contains the line: > set -o emacs > > I did a quick test, and it works. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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