Bash profile -dhat 8

[dsr at tao.merseine.nu (dsr at tao.merseine.nu)]

On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 12:54:51AM +0000, John Chambers wrote:
> | Good morning everyone,
> |     I have recently installed Redhat 8 on my machine, I had no problems with
> | the install however I noticed that the user I created has no bash profile or
> | bash.rc.  How do I go about creating a profile and is there a more appropriate
> | place for this question?  Thanks!
> 
> The only real reason you'd want to set up such a file for a new  user
> is  as  an  aid  to novices.  Filling it with a few samples of useful
> things could be useful for someone just starting with bash.

For many useful examples, consult:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html
http://docsrv.caldera.com:8457/en/AdvBashHowto/

etc, etc.

-dsr-

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