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Subject:	Re: bash bug?: nested "bash --login -i" doesn't run /etc/profile (still runs ~/.bash_profile)
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On 10/4/2010 12:19 PM, Daniel Barclay wrote:
> I wrote:
>> The behavior of "bash --login -i" seems to vary depending on whether
>> it is a "root" invocation or a nested invocation of bash. This is
>> inconsistent with the description man bash, and seems to be a bug.
>
> Can anyone confirm (or "anti-confirm") this behavior?:
>
>
>> Details:
>>
>>
>> When bash is started using the Cygwin shortcut (which runs cygwin.bat,
>> which executes "bash --login -i"), bash reads files /etc/profile and
>> ~/.bash_profile. (Running "bash --login -i" from an interactive
>> "cmd" shell does the same.)
>>
>> However, when in that first bash process, another bash is started with
>> that same "bash --login -i" command, bash does _not_ read /etc/profile.

Works for me.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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