35219 – PS1 and other variables should not be in profile, but in bashrc

Bug 35219 - PS1 and other variables should not be in profile, but in bashrc

Summary: PS1 and other variables should not be in profile, but in bashrc

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 26952

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2003-12-06 12:34 UTC by Luke-Jr
Modified:	2005-07-17 13:06 UTC (History)
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Description Luke-Jr 2003-12-06 12:34:07 UTC

~/.bash_profile and /etc/profile are only sourced by a BASH login shell. However, some variables such as PS1 should be set for all interactive shells since they are reset by default in new shells. Therefore, I recommend moving the setting of PS1 (and any other variables that may need changing based on the shell) to a /etc/bashrc file and have it sourced by /etc/skel/.bashrc so it runs by default. It may also be a good idea to source it in /etc/profile so current systems do not lose their PS1 with this change.

Comment 1 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-06 13:45:11 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 26952 ***