Hopefully OT stupid bash question

[Jack Coates]

Saw that thread, but didn't think it applies since this is the only one
of many computers and versions of XFce it happens with.

For instance, let's look at the terminal button on my dock, which just
runs xfterm4. xfterm4 is a script which will run $TERMCMD if you've set
it. Well, mine is set by ~/.bash_profile.

If I run a new shell with -ls or --login it sources the ~/.bash_profile
as it's supposed to, but that's only valid for that one shell -- the
terminal button is still going to launch an xterm with no options.

On Mandrake 9.1, ~/.bash_profile is sourced when I log into X. On Red
Hat 7.3, it isn't. I use init 5 and GDM on both systems, only difference
is Mandrake's GDM versus Ximian's.

thanks,
Jack

On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 12:27, Anibal Ojeda wrote:
> Not stupid had the same question this week ;-) you need to start the konsole 
> xterm rxvt what you use with the comman konsole -ls or rxvt -ls or xterm -ls
> 
> 
> try it like this:
> press alt + f2 than wrtie down xterm -ls 
> 
> you are going to have the xterm with your .bash_profile try this with your fav 
> application, if you insert this on the panel just write it down with the -ls 
> 
> this was the answer from oliver:
> 
> Confusion comes from the fact that people just don't realize that
> xfterm4 is *just* a *script* that calls $TERMCMD
> 
> bash profiles are loaded by login shells, so you must tell the X
> terminal you are using to run a login shell.
> 
> The proper way to achieve this depends on the terminal that is actually
> run (xterm, konsole, Eterm, gnome-terminal, etc.)
> 
> Cheers,
> Olivier.
> 
> On Thursday 14 August 2003 20:54, Jack Coates wrote:
> > RH 7.3 box, installed, ran up2date, installed Ximian Desktop, installed
> > XFce4rc2. For some reason ~/.bash_profile isn't being sourced when I
> > login to XFce4. Is this normal and what's the workaround?
> >
> > thanks,
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