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Re: .bashrc


On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:37 +1000, Linda Walsh <cygwin@tlinx.org> wrote:

Dave Tang wrote:
Hello,
I have cygwin installed on Windows XP and for some reason my .bashrc file isn't loaded on startup. I read the FAQ "Why doesn't bash read my .bashrc file on startup?" but my HOME environment variable is set up i.e. when I echo $HOME it is correct. I actually copied my .bashrc to the root directory and it still doesn't load.
Could someone explain how I can set up my .bashrc?
----
	Are you sure you have your /etc/passwd entry setup
correctly?  I.e. when you type 'whoami' at the bash prompt,
it gives your username -- and you have an entry in /etc/passwd
setup that lists your home directory?


Thanks for the quick reply.


%whoami
d.tang

%echo $HOME
/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/d.tang

%cat /etc/passwd
d.tang:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:11418:10545:d.tang,U-IMBPC\d.tang,S-1-5-21-2360347544-2198861549-3143054254-1418:/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/d.tang:/bin/bash


In that dir you have .bashrc?

%ls /cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/d.tang/.bashrc /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/d.tang/.bashrc

Do you spot anything funny going on?

Thanks again,

Dave



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