Bob Proulx wrote:
> s. keeling wrote:
> > Another common practice is to set PS1 in .bash_profile, then call
> > .bashrc from .bash_profile.
> > if [ ! -z "$PS1" ]; then
>
> The PS1 is set by default for interactive shells and not set for
> non-interactive shells. So the test for $PS1 works without needing to
> set it. This is in the default Debian /etc/skel/.bashrc too.
>
> > The intent being to not clutter up the environment any more than is
> > necessary.
>
> Note: Some versions of bash read the .bashrc when it determines that
> it is started over a remote shell. By splitting the .bashrc into an
> interactive and non-interactive section then aliases can be loaded
> over a remote shell and made available to the command while not
> breaking things for a non-interactive environment. Not that I would
> advocate doing that. The feature was removed from the bash upstream
> due to various problems. Debian Etch has patches specifically for
> this situation. See /usr/share/doc/bash/README.Debian.gz .
Another way to do this is:
if [ -n "$PS1" -a "$TERM" != "dumb" ]; then
# aliases and the like for interactive use
else
# non-intreactive
fi
TERM=dumb is set by dumb terminal emulations such as M-x shell in Emacs,
in case you wonder. Colour definitions should be outside.
Regards,
Joey
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