Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:53:34 -0400 From: Kevin Reiter <madtux@gmail.com> To: "Marcel.lautenbach" <freebsd@xtsy.de> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing the shell and editor Message-ID: <6ddb7bf8040826125337f556d4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <801213900.20040825215844@xtsy.de> References: <801213900.20040825215844@xtsy.de>
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:58:44 +0200, Marcel.lautenbach <freebsd@xtsy.de> wrote: > now i use the bash shell. but, i am not able to change my enviroment > variables anymore. trying "set EDITOR emacs" did not work. when ich > echo my editor variable, it is empty. though i have changed my shell > back to csh in the /etc/master.password file, when i log on i still > use the bash. If you want to use bash (as I do) and set all your environmental variables, here's the .bashrc I use: # .bashrc # Excerpts from "The Complete FreeBSD" umask 022 export EDITOR=/usr/bin/ee export MANPATH=/usr/share/man:/usr/local/man export PAGER=less export SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/X1 1R6/bin # Get my favorite prompt: PS1="\u@\h [\w]\\$ " PS2="\u@\h \! " # Make sure I have a $DISPLAY: if [ "$DISPLAY" = "" ]; then export DISPLAY=:0 fi # Custom aliases go here: alias ls='ls -CFG' # -- End .bashrc -- For the bash shell, you'll need .bashrc and .bash_profile in your $HOME If you want colorized dir listings, like in Linux, you'll also need .dir_colors in addition to the other 2. I've uploaded samples (the ones I use) to http://penguinnetwerx.net/bsdfiles/bash_files.tar You'll need to make them executable in order for them to work upon your next login. You don't need to edit any other files in order to set environmental variables on your box except for those files. You might also want to rename all the other shell files (.profile, etc.) in your homedir, unless you plan on switching back and forth between shells. HTH ~/kevin
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