[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Well, I tried to start another xterm window from the first one, but for some > reason, it doesn't recognize the aliases the first window does. What gives? > I typed the xterm command line exactly as it came from the Xsession file, and > it didn't help. Isn't the second xterm session reading the .bash_profile and > /etc/profile at startup?
.bash_profile is for login shells. .bashrc is for non-login shells. Copy your alias to the .bashrc file and that should help. -- __ _ Mark Wagnon -o) / / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chula Vista, CA /\\/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _\_v____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\