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From: jano <jano@××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/profile
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 20:11:33
Message-Id: 32891.63.204.248.196.1007345805.squirrel@www.portablehole.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] /etc/profile by Zach Forrest
1 I thought ~/.bash_profile was read without needing to source it directly in
2 the /etc/profile; at least, that's the way it works for me. I also make the
3 symbolic link, ~/.bashrc to the ~/.bash_profile, for su's and non
4 shell-login xterms *shrug*
5
6 jano
7
8
9 > I noticed some discussion in November about /etc/profile, but it seems
10 > to have trailed off. Are there any objections to adding the following?
11 >
12 > if [ -e "${HOME}/.bash_profile" ]; then
13 > . ${HOME}/.bash_profile
14 > fi
15 >
16 >
17 > - Zach
18 >
19 >
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Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/profile Zach Forrest <diatribe@××××.ca>