On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:27 AM, Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Angus Auld wrote: > > Would someone be able to advise me as to what is a > > safe method to add a fortune command to my .bashrc > > file so as to have fortune output in my terminal @ > > login? > > I've googled this pretty extensively, and have found a > > few methods, but also warnings that certain processes > > can be broken by doing this. > > Your .bashrc should be completely silent. If it produces any output > then it will break 'scp' and 'rsync' at the least. Probably other > tools that use a remote shell such as cvs, git, etc. > > http://www.openssh.org/faq.html#2.9
In my experience, I've never had fortune break scp, but maybe I've just been lucky. But, if it does cause problems, just remove it and add it to .bash_profile instead. -- Vikki Roemer Registered Linux user #280021 "Sometimes the lights all shinin' on me; Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip its been." -- Grateful Dead, "Truckin'" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
