Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 03:09:16 -0300 From: Gustavo Vieira Goncalves Coelho Rios <kernel@tdnet.com.br> To: Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: environment Message-ID: <39447E8C.27B6045E@tdnet.com.br> References: <200006120557.BAA03605@sanson.reyes.somos.net>
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Francisco Reyes wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 01:46:21 -0300, Gustavo Vieira Goncalves > Coelho Rios wrote: > > >When using xterm, my environment is different from that of the console. > >Could some some explain me why ? > > I believe it has to do with one been a login shell and the other > not. > Different set of startup files get executed based on whether the > shell is a login shell. It depends on the shell. Check the man > page for your shell. > > To find out your shell echo $SHELL > Search the man page for "startup" or "login shell" Ok! I am starting my xterm with -ls option, (xterm -ls). That means the shell started will be a login shell, i.e., the first letter in argv[0] is a '-'. The problem still persists. thanks -- Your mouse has moved. Windows NT must be restarted for the change to take effect! Reboot now? [ OK] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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