[EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Mark Wright") writes:
> Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be
> set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm
> confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for
> bash, why is that?)
>
> Mark.
What works for me.
.bash_profile has only a few things in it.
Mostly setting up the path.
The last line sources .bashrc
.bashrc has all my alias's, functions, and most environment
variables.
.xsession sources .bash_profile before running anything else
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