How to do a "source .login" when starting a X terminal

[Miguel Silva Rentes]

Hi everyone!

When I start a X terminal in a HP-UX 11.23 (rx2660 server) I noticed that all definitions and environment variables that are set in my .login are not loaded, only if I do a "source .login" is when I get them loaded.

How can I make a X terminal to load my .login file right from the start?

Best regards,

Miguel Rentes

[Alex Glennie]

either user xterm -ls (forces it to read .profile etc) or set in $HOME/.Xresources

eg :
*loginShell: True

[Pedro Cirne]

Hi Miguel,

Just type:

#xterm -ls

Boa sorte!

Pedro

[Bill Hassell · Accepted solution]

To make xterm (and hpterm and dtterm) behave like a normal login, you must tell the terminal emulator to run a login shell. Do this by creating .Xdefaults in your $HOME directory (where the xterm is running) with this command:

echo "*loginShell: true" >> $HOME/.Xdefaults

Then close the xterm window and start it again. Now the program will login normally. This file can set dozens of color and appearance options:

echo "*foreground: white" >> $HOME/.Xdefaults
echo "*background: navy" >> $HOME/.Xdefaults

See man xterm and man xrdb for more information about configuring xterm resources.

[Miguel Silva Rentes]

Thanks for your help!

Doing a

echo "*loginShell: true" >> $HOME/.Xdefaults


followed by a logout/login worked and solved my problem!

Best regards,

Miguel Rentes