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Date:      Thu, 14 Oct 1999 09:54:00 +1300 (NZDT)
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@logisticsoftware.co.nz>
To:        Synapse Engineering <engineering@mem.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: User profile under X
Message-ID:  <Pine.SC5.4.10.9910140952430.5343-100000@kiwi.logisticsoftware.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <3804CB39.BAE933A1@mem.net>

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On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, Synapse Engineering wrote:

> I am using XFree86 3.3.5 under FreeBSD 3.3 with bash 2.03 and KDE 1.1.1.
> 
> When I start an XTerm session, I have to type source .profile to get my
> environment variables set.  Can I create a file in my home dir that will
> tell X to source my profile when X is started?

Either start your xterm as a login shell, ie, xterm -ls.
Or have the following resource in ~/.Xdefaults:

	xterm*loginShell:          True

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