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Date:	Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:25:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject:	RE: /etc/profile in BASH
To:	"Masterson, Dave" <dmasters AT rational DOT com>,
	"'cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com'" <cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
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--- "Masterson, Dave" <dmasters AT rational DOT com> wrote:
> I didn't realize that a login BASH doesn't execute ~/.bashrc.  Be that as it
> may, I think it should be the decision of ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.profile)
> whether to execute ~/.bashrc -- *NOT* /etc/profile.  Putting this into
> /etc/profile makes it too BASH-centric.  What about the [T]CSH users?  Also,
> what about ~/.bash_login files (as described in the MAN page)?
> 

IIRC [t]csh doesn't user /etc/profile.  Use the source, Luke. (tm)

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com

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