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Date:      Sun, 11 Jun 2000 01:58:16 -0400
From:      "Francisco Reyes" <fran@reyes.somos.net>
To:        "grios@consultant.com" <grios@consultant.com>, "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: environment
Message-ID:  <200006120557.BAA03605@sanson.reyes.somos.net>
In-Reply-To: <39446B1D.3E7D2320@tdnet.com.br>

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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"



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