bash_profile question

[Vram]

On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 07:54 +0300, ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 19:51 -0400, Paul Pianta wrote:
> > Sorry for the delay ...
> No problem.
> 
> > Thanks for the response but I am not sure I get it.
> You're welcome, and I think I didn't get what you're actually asking in
> the first post. (I was thinking you didn't understand the difference
> between ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile.)
> 
> > If what you are saying is true - then this piece of code ... 
> > 
> > if [ -d ~/bin ] ; then
> >     PATH=~/bin:"${PATH}"
> > fi
> > 
> > should actually be in my ~/.bashrc - not in my ~/.bash_profile.
> No. As I said above, I was answering another question. (My bad, sorry.)
> 
> > If this is the case - then it is an ubuntu bug because the above code is
> > in the default .bash_profile that is standard when I installed Hoary
> > preview.
> I think it's a bug from Ubuntu. If you want to add ~/bin to the PATH
> then just add it in /etc/profile for all users (bash will ignore any
> missing directory(s) in it's PATH variable).
> 
> > It would be great if other people could check and prove me wrong and let
> > me know that their .bash_profile is different.
> No, your's is O.K. just like mine (actually, I'm using my own startup
> files, but the files found in /etc/skel are just like your's).
> 
> > So the way I see it is - there is currently some code in .bash_profile
> > that is there for a good reason (ie. users own 'bin' dir) - but the code
> > is useless because it is in the wrong file.
> No, as I said above: I was wrong (I didn't understand what you actually
> asking).
> 
> > right or wrong?
> > 
> > pantz
> You are right in your original point! Why include ~/bin as part of the
> PATH only for those who login from the console and not when starting a
> new terminal?.


Well, maybe I am confused but, when you initially login you
run .bash_profile and ~/bin gets added to your path.

Once it is added it is there for the rest of the session..

My understanding

Vram



> 
> (Again: sorry for not understanding what you was asking.)
> (For the List: sorry for the previous duplicate post.)
> Ziyad.
> 
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