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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 17:10:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: odd bash wrapping due to ansi codes
To: Chris Abbey <cabbey AT bresnanlink DOT net>
Cc: cygwin users <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
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--- Chris Abbey <cabbey AT bresnanlink DOT net> wrote:
> At 06:46 9/19/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >AISI,
> >
> > > if [ "$SHELL" != "/bin/bash" ]; then
> > >      test -f ./.profile && . ./.profile
> > > fi
> >
> >can be deleted from /etc/profile.  You only need
> >
> > > test -f ./.bashrc && . ./.bashrc
> >
> >Cheers,
> 
> what about users of other shells? do not they need ~/.profile as well?
> 

Sorry, Chris, I just received this.

I'm not sure.  Bourne compliant shells are going to read /etc/profile but it
may be a matter of the implementation for the ~/.profile file.  Does anyone on
the list know the answer to Chris' question?

Cheers,

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