Re: [TCLUG:9215] bash config files on Slackware

[schewe@tcfreenet.org]

On 16 Oct, Ben Beuchler wrote:
> Second, I'm getting some strange environment settings of which I cannot find
> the source (some aliases and environment variables like PS1).  They are not set
> in /etc/profile or my .bashrc and .bash_profile doesn't even exist!
> 
PS1 is the variable that determines what the prompt looks like.  It
should always be set to something weather you set it or not.

> Are there any other files that are executed at the start up of bash that could
> be messing things up?  I've even tried switching to /etc and running "grep
> alias *" and haven't found the offending scripts...
> 
Try looking in ~/.bash_login, ~/.bash_profile too.  
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