From: "Ian" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: <200304121105 DOT h3CB5GS02991 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Subject: Re: DOS to Bash Lines: 8 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 11:14:07 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.230.33.75 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT sympatico DOT ca X-Trace: news20.bellglobal.com 1050160344 64.230.33.75 (Sat, 12 Apr 2003 11:12:24 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 11:12:24 EDT Organization: Bell Sympatico To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Thanks dj it's now running .blogin like the book tells me. Regards Ian. "DJ Delorie" wrote in message news:200304121105 DOT h3CB5GS02991 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com... > > Try running "bash --login" instead of just "bash". That tells it that > it's a login shell.