Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Wisdom/Bash

Timestamp:

09/08/11 11:55:55 (15 years ago)

Author:

adrn@…

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Wisdom/Bash

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 === General Information (for the absolute beginner) ===
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+When logging in to a Bash shell, the machine finds and executes commands in /etc/profile, and will then search for .bash_profile, .bash_login, and .profile (in that order) in the login user's home directory. When exiting / loggin out, bash reads and executes ~/.bash_logout (if it exists). 
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+(Will add more here...)
+
+=== Tips and Tricks ===
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+I like to change the color, and structure, of my Bash prompt to make a more clear distinction between the area that I am typing and the prompt. A typical Bash prompt looks like {{{user@machine:present working directory$ }}}:
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+=== "Style" ===
+
+I try to break up the content in my .bash_profile (for purely organizational reasons) into aliases, environment variables, and prompt manipulation. I store aliases in the file {{{.alias}}}, environment variables in {{{.env}}} and prompt manipulation in {{{.prompt}}}. In fact, my ~/.bash_profile really just looks like:
+{{{
+if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
+    . ~/.bashrc
+fi
+
+source .env
+source .alias
+source .prompt
+}}}
+
+- Adrian