Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:35:42 -0500 From: "Paul C. Boyle" <paulcb_mcse@yahoo.com> To: "Steve Brown" <freebsd@prayforwind.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Environment variables in KDM (KDE2.2.2)... where do I put them? Message-ID: <200202281834.NAA06049@alpha.vaxxine.com> In-Reply-To: <000d01c1c07f$ce4fcb40$660f129f@bro5637> References: <000d01c1c07f$ce4fcb40$660f129f@bro5637>
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On February 28, 2002 12:46 pm, you wrote: > Hello there, > > Ok, KDE2.2.2 built and works, got KDM to activate on boot and it works too. > Now where do I put the environment variables I've currently got in .profile > (I use bash2). The handbook got me this far but the environment variable > part is unclear. Thanks in advance, > > Regards, Steve > You neen to make three files .bash_profile .bashrc .bash_logout Put these in you home directory ,. ie. /home/steve/.bash_profile /home/steve/.bashrc /home/steve/.bash_logout I you want root to use bash /root/.bash_profile /root/.bashrc /root/.bash_logout .bash_profile is used by the system when you login. .bashrc is used by sub shells like when you open a term in KDE .bash_logout is used is executed when the login shell exits. You don't have to have it > > 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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