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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:19:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Why doesn't bash read my .bashrc file on startup?
To: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>, cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
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--- David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk> wrote:
> This is an old FAQ entry:
> 
> Q. Why doesn't bash read my .bashrc file on startup?
> 
> A. Your .bashrc is read from your home directory specified by the HOME
>    environment variable. It uses /.bashrc if HOME is not set. So you
>    need to set HOME correctly, or move your .bashrc to the top of the
>    drive mounted as / in Cygwin.
> 
> Now that HOME is set in a default setup, this shouldn't come up,
> right?  At least not "frequently".
> 
> I think the FAQ is too big (and it will get even bigger soon), and I
> suspect it's difficult to find what you're looking for, so I'm
> inclined to prune it wherever possible.
> 
> Thanks for any advice/opinions on the matter.
> 

It's still possible to not have HOME set if someone issues the bash command
without going through cygwin.bat or modifying cygwin.bat so that --login isn't
issued with the command line.

Perhaps a current FAQ and a historical FAQ needs to be created.

Cheers,

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

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