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Problem with terminal, always runs Fink task at startup
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<blockquote data-quote="thomanil" data-source="post: 128660"><p>Thanks for the tip! Found the Terminal plist file, and yep, it had the fink task stuck in it. Removed the plist file and hey presto, Terminal back to normal, just had to reset my preferences for terminals.</p><p></p><p>Follow-up question, though:</p><p></p><p>When I first found this problem I tried searching for the above mentioned fink command string. Nothing turned up, however. How thorough is the spotlight search? It obviously doesn´t find things that would turn up using a simple recursive ´grep´. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Oh and by the way, a bit strange that such things can be set for applications, and then not accessed in any way using the regular "preferences" options for the given application. The plist files aren´t very human readable.. or perhaps there is a way and I haven´t found it yet.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, thanks for putting me on the right track. Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thomanil, post: 128660"] Thanks for the tip! Found the Terminal plist file, and yep, it had the fink task stuck in it. Removed the plist file and hey presto, Terminal back to normal, just had to reset my preferences for terminals. Follow-up question, though: When I first found this problem I tried searching for the above mentioned fink command string. Nothing turned up, however. How thorough is the spotlight search? It obviously doesn´t find things that would turn up using a simple recursive ´grep´. :) Oh and by the way, a bit strange that such things can be set for applications, and then not accessed in any way using the regular "preferences" options for the given application. The plist files aren´t very human readable.. or perhaps there is a way and I haven´t found it yet. Anyway, thanks for putting me on the right track. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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