Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:21:27 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: D J Hawkey Jr <hawkeyd@visi.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sh(1) equivalent to bash(1)'s $HOME/.bash_logout? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208091120320.10214-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <200208091511.g79FBaI49733@sheol.localdomain>
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On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, D J Hawkey Jr wrote: > In article <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208091101480.10214-100000_janeway.vonbek.dhs.org@ns.sol.net>, > syborg@stny.rr.com writes: > > On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Dan Nelson wrote: > > > >> In the last episode (Aug 09), D J Hawkey Jr said: > >> > In $HOME/.bash_profile, I start fetchmail in daemon mode if certain > >> > requirements are met, and in $HOME/.bash_logout, I stop fetchmail > >> > (again, if certain requirements are met). > >> > > >> > I would like to move this functionality to $HOME/.profile and, um, > >> > "what", I don't know, so it also works under sh(1). It's that "what" > >> > that eludes me; is there a sh(1) equivalent to bash(1)'s > >> > $HOME/.bash_logout? > > > > I think /bin/sh uses .login and .profile on the way 'in' and .logout on > > the way out. I put "clear" in .logout of my root account and it works > > fine. > > You sure you were in sh(1) when root? csh(1) is root's default shell. > > Dave > DOH! Yep, I just logged into my FreeBSD box to check that and you're right. I though root used sh. Ah, live and learn. JB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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