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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
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Subject: Re: login shell and .bashrc
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 09:52:16 +0100
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Ling F. Zhang wrote:
> I still don't quite understand the different b/t bash
> and bash --login

Read man bash. Amongst other things, it explains the difference between
.bashrc/.bash_profile


Max.


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