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Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 13:14:31 -0500
To: "Chris Game" <cgame AT bigfoot DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: bash isn't running my .bashrc!
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At 12:55 PM 12/1/2002, Chris Game wrote:
>In an earlier post, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)  wrote:
>
> >> The login shell stuff sent me to look at the etc/passwd file and the
> >> stuff about that in the cygwin FAQ. As an occasional user of cygwin I
> >> have to say I find these documents written at too high a level to
> >> take in easily. A couple of hours searching for and reading and
> >> understanding docs is way too much for occasional users.
> >
> > Understood.  Would you like to offer some suggestions/additions for
> > the documentation with a patch?
> >
>
>(I actually meant the Cygwin User Guide, not the FAQ)
>
>That would be a great suggestion Larry, if I were in a position to know
>what the docs should say!


Well, it's all a learning process.  As always, this list is open to 
concrete suggestions and contributions.  If you find something in the 
future that needs fixing, feel free to contribute a solution proposal.
That's just one of the many advantages of open-source projects.

Of course, thanks for the feedback.


Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
838 Washington Street                   (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746                     (508) 893-9889 - FAX


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