Re: [LUG] Batch files and Alias's

[Grant Sewell <dclug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 19 May 2005 18:51:05 +0100
dave morgan wrote:

> On Thu, 19 May 2005 15:46:42 +0100, Henry Bremridge <debian@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > On Debian Sarge:
> >
> > I have changed # /root/.bashrc so that when I enter "ls" as root I get the 
> > command ls --color etc etc
> >
> > However no what I do to $~/.bashrc I cannot get any alias to work. Even if I 
> > delete the file alltogether nothing happens.
> >
> > Can someone point out to me what other files need to be changed so that I can set 
> > up alias's for myself as user
> >
> > Many thanks
>
> is this an gnome terminal window?
>
> in profile>title and command have you got the 'login shell' box ticked
> if not ticked it does not read the .bashrc :-)
>
> Dave
> (who took hours to get ~/bin added to his path!)

Also don't forget that it may have been commented out in ~/.bash_profile.  I made 
numerous changes to bashrc and nothing took effect, then I noticed that there was a 
small section in the bash_profile that calls bashrc, and it was commented out.  
Uncommented it and all was well.

Grant.
-- 
Artificial intelligence is no match for nuratal stidutipy.

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