From:	gvaughan AT oranda DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Gary V. Vaughan)
Subject:	Re: BASH history
27 Nov 1998 11:33:30 -0800 :
Message-ID:	<365E737E.C5249037.cygnus.gnu-win32@oranda.demon.co.uk>
References:	<C12566C8 DOT 00390F58 DOT 00 AT notes DOT kuttig DOT com>
Mime-Version:	1.0
To:	mvoss AT kuttig DOT com
Cc:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

mvoss AT kuttig DOT com wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> I'm trying to work myself into Linux & stuff, and I try to use the
> BASH that comes with Cygwin Bxx to work under Win32.
> It's fun, it's somewhat cooler than the DOS-prompt!
> 
> Here's my Question:
>   I found the following file in my root: ".bash_history".
>   It does not at all belong there! (I've got a bad
>   obsessive-compulsive disorder about keeping my system tidy %-}...)
> 
>   How can I prevent BASH from creating this file in my root directory
> (C:\)?

Make sure that you have HOME set in the environment before bash starts
up.  To be really UNIXy, you might want to create a /home directory,
with subdirs for any users of your system.  Then you can add `set
HOME=/home/mvoss' (note the '/', not '\') to your cygnus.bat file.

Assuming that directory exists, bash `.' files (and plenty of other
programs which use user initialisation files) will appear in that
directory instead of C:.

> Thanks,
>   Tiger

You're welcome.

Cheers,
	Gary V. Vaughan.
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