[UCLA-LUG] .bash_profile and .bashrc files

[MIng Yu]

I've tried this and it's not working.

Ming

David Parker wrote:

> Try copying the stuff in ~/.bash_profile into /etc/bashrc or /etc/profile. This
> file should be read every time bash is run under normal circumstances.
>
> David
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: MIng Yu <myu@anderson.ucla.edu>
> To: <linux@linux.ucla.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 12:00 PM
> Subject: [UCLA-LUG] .bash_profile and .bashrc files
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > In both my .bash_profile file and .bashrc file, I put a line " alias ls
> > = "ls -a --color"  ". So, when I use telnet to login and use ls, it does
> > show the real effect of  "ls -a --color". But, when I open a terminal by
> > clicking the icon under GNOME's desktop, it doesn't give me the result.
> > I have to run . $HOME/.bash_profile in order to have this effect.
> >
> > Can you tell me what I should do to solve this problem?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Ming
> >
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