Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:33:57 +0200 From: "Marcel.lautenbach" <freebsd@xtsy.de> To: Kevin Reiter <madtux@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing the shell and editor Message-ID: <58129086.20040827133357@xtsy.de> In-Reply-To: <6ddb7bf8040826125337f556d4@mail.gmail.com> References: <801213900.20040825215844@xtsy.de> <6ddb7bf8040826125337f556d4@mail.gmail.com>
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Guten Tag Kevin Reiter, am Donnerstag, 26. August 2004 um 21:53 schrieben Sie: KR> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:58:44 +0200, Marcel.lautenbach <freebsd@xtsy.de> wrote: >> now i use the bash shell. but, i am not able to change my enviroment >> variables anymore. trying "set EDITOR emacs" did not work. when ich >> echo my editor variable, it is empty. though i have changed my shell >> back to csh in the /etc/master.password file, when i log on i still >> use the bash. KR> If you want to use bash (as I do) and set all your environmental KR> variables, here's the .bashrc I use: KR> # .bashrc KR> # Excerpts from "The Complete FreeBSD" KR> umask 022 KR> export EDITOR=/usr/bin/ee KR> export MANPATH=/usr/share/man:/usr/local/man KR> export PAGER=less KR> export SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash KR> export KR> PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/X1 KR> 1R6/bin KR> # Get my favorite prompt: KR> PS1="\u@\h [\w]\\$ " KR> PS2="\u@\h \! " KR> # Make sure I have a $DISPLAY: KR> if [ "$DISPLAY" = "" ]; then KR> export DISPLAY=:0 KR> fi KR> # Custom aliases go here: KR> alias ls='ls -CFG' KR> # -- End .bashrc -- KR> For the bash shell, you'll need .bashrc and .bash_profile in your $HOME KR> If you want colorized dir listings, like in Linux, you'll also need KR> .dir_colors in addition to the other 2. I've uploaded samples (the KR> ones I use) to http://penguinnetwerx.net/bsdfiles/bash_files.tar KR> You'll need to make them executable in order for them to work upon KR> your next login. You don't need to edit any other files in order to KR> set environmental variables on your box except for those files. You KR> might also want to rename all the other shell files (.profile, etc.) KR> in your homedir, unless you plan on switching back and forth between KR> shells. KR> HTH KR> ~/kevin hey kevin, well, i have copied your dir_color file in my home directory, made it executable and also copied to my /etc folder later, but either way, i don't get a colored listing :-( what did i do wrong? -- mailto:freebsd@xtsy.de
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