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From:	"Erik Nolte" <enolte AT campuspipeline DOT com>
To:	"Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>,
	"Masterson Dave" <dmasters AT rational DOT com>, <cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: /etc/profile in BASH
Date:	Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:41:44 -0600
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> > 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)

But sh and ksh do.  I don't want my sh's executing .bashrc and failing on
things like alias and 'export var=..."

- Erik


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