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waterloo2005
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:03 am Post subject: .bash_profile or .xprofile in gnome 3.12 |
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I add `PATH="..."` in .bash_profile , but find that does not work.
I add that to .xprofile , it works.
In gnome 3.12 , why does .bash_profile not work ?
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mv
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| ~/.bash_profile is only read for login shells. Terminal emulators under X usually do not start a new login shell when you open a new terminal. |
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waterloo2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:00 am Post subject: |
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| mv wrote: | | ~/.bash_profile is only read for login shells. Terminal emulators under X usually do not start a new login shell when you open a new terminal. |
I know this .
Even I restart machine, PATH variable in .bash_profile still does not work.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:14 am Post subject: |
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You need a .profile that checks if it is an interactive shell & then source .bashrc
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khayyam
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| Naib wrote: | | You need a .profile that checks if it is an interactive shell & then source .bashrc |
Naib ... or visa-versa even :) ... but generally gnome-terminal, or what-have-you, will have "make shell a login shell" checkbox under preferences.
@waterloo2005 ... don't confuse knowing for understanding. You don't go through 'login' and so you don't have a 'login shell' ... no matter how many times you reboot :)
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mv
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| khayyam wrote: | | You don't go through 'login' and so you don't have a 'login shell' ... no matter how many times you reboot |
Well, it depends: .xprofile is read by some shell (which is started by some display manager), and this shell might very well be a login shell. But it depends on the display manager and how it is set up; moreover, it might be that this login shell is e.g. dash. |
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