Re: [gentoo-user] my gentoo wont read .bashrc automatically

[Xi Shen <davidshen84@googlemail.com>]

thanks guy, i got it ;)


On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Alan McKinnon<alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 September 2009 14:02:26 Dale wrote:
>> Xi Shen wrote:
>> > where is the bash_profile? i cannot find it on my gentoo.
>>
>> root@smoker / # locate bash_profile
>> /etc/skel/.bash_profile
>> /usr/portage/app-shells/bash/files/dot-bash_profile
>> /usr/portage/media-tv/mythtv/files/bash_profile
>> /home/dale/.bash_profile
>> /home/dale2/.bash_profile
>> root@smoker / #
>>
>> I think the one in /etc/skel/ is the one you are looking for.  I posted
>> the command so you would know how I found it.  ;-)
>
> Changing it now won't do him any good - the one on skel is just a template
> file copied over to the new home dir when a user is created.
>
> He'll have to diff the files and apply the bits he wants to his own
> .bash_profile
>
> Or do the same to /etc/profile* to have it apply to all users as a global
> default
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
>
>



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