A question about .bashrc...

trist007 · trist007 #1 (**permalink**)

03-08-2011, 04:15 AM

I notice that as a normal user in Snow Leopard I use bash. However, startup scripts like .bashrc or .bash_profile don't seem to be loaded when I open up a terminal. I have to literally run 'source .bashrc' for it to work. Is there a global file I need to edit? What about for root? Root uses /bin/sh instead.

trist007 · trist007 #2 (**permalink**)

03-08-2011, 08:51 AM

Ah found it, .profile works instead. Simply put your bashrc statements in the .profile in the home directory and voila.

cradom · cradom #3 (**permalink**)

03-08-2011, 02:38 PM

.bashrc should work too. They are executable right?
chmod +x .bashrc

trist007 · trist007 #4 (**permalink**)

03-09-2011, 12:07 AM

No it's not executable. I added executable permissions to user but it still didn't load. The .profile works like a charm though and it has 644 permissions so no executable flag.

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trist007 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 06, 2011 Posts: 9	03-08-2011, 04:15 AM I notice that as a normal user in Snow Leopard I use bash. However, startup scripts like .bashrc or .bash_profile don't seem to be loaded when I open up a terminal. I have to literally run 'source .bashrc' for it to work. Is there a global file I need to edit? What about for root? Root uses /bin/sh instead.
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trist007 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 06, 2011 Posts: 9	03-08-2011, 08:51 AM Ah found it, .profile works instead. Simply put your bashrc statements in the .profile in the home directory and voila.
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trist007 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 06, 2011 Posts: 9	03-09-2011, 12:07 AM No it's not executable. I added executable permissions to user but it still didn't load. The .profile works like a charm though and it has 644 permissions so no executable flag.
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