On 24 January 2003 at 15:52, "Andy Estes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am running Debian Woody (3.0r1). The default shell for my user account is > bash, and I can verify this by typing 'ps' once I am logged on. However, > the contents of my .bashrc do not get executed by default. If I explicitely > invoke bash (typing 'bash' at the shell), .bashrc is executed properly, but > if I simply log in (locally or remotely), it doesn't happen. Can anyone > explain what is going on here? You need to read the bash man page. Specifically, the section labelled "INVOCATION". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen W. Juranich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Electrical Engineering http://students.washington.edu/sjuranic University of Washington http://ssli.ee.washington.edu/ssli -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]