Date: 22 Feb 2000 16:34:08 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: David Banning <tracker@worldy.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bash doesn't recognize .profile when in X Message-ID: <rd6ema4hqgf.fsf@world.std.com> In-Reply-To: David Banning's message of Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:47:19 %2B0000 (GMT) References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10002221533250.16245-100000@mweb.worldy.com>
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David Banning <tracker@worldy.com> writes:
> I have this command in my .profile which allows me to do a "ls -lt" with
> just an "l";
>
> l() { /bin/ls -lt $*; } # less typing
>
> that works find when not in X - but when I fire up my window manager
> (kde)
> it will not recognize the command.
>
> Any ideas ?
.profile will not be run when an xterm starts, because xterms are not,
by default, "login shells". There are a number of ways around this;
you can force xterm to start a login shell with a parameter or
resource, or you can put this function in your .bashrc.
The meaning of a login shell isn't as clear as it used to be, but in
my opinion this function belongs in your .bashrc in any case.
Be well.
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