add settings when log in

[Hanry Zhou]

I wanted to add "bash -o vi" to the .profile under root home directory, then when I log in, it will take effect, and I can use esc-k to search commands I typed. However, it won't work. What is the right way to do it in X window env.

thanks,

[Rajeev Shukla]

What OS are you talking about? What version is it?
Coz i know there is no shell called as bash in HPUX, its in Linux

But well if you are trying so then just change the shell to bash and then execute
set -o vi

This will bring the history of the commands

[Con O'Kelly]

Hi

Add the following lines to .profile.

export EDITOR=vi
export HISTFILE=$HOME/.sh_history.

You should also be able to use set -o vi to turn on command history.

Cheers
Con

[Hanry Zhou]

linux 7.2
it is runlevel 5, so Xfree86 window will be used. .profile won't be working, so any settings you add into the file won't take effect.

Why, and which file(s) I should be adding into?

[Mark Grant · Accepted solution]

Hanry,

Just make sure you start up bash windows with the "-ls" flag. For example, if you use "xterm" for your window, run "xterm -ls" and set your "bash -o vi" in ".profile.

The "-ls" causes xterm/konsole/gterm etc to start up using a "log in" shell. This will read .profile.

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

You could also set a parameter in the .Xdefaults file or XTerm file in /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults to automatically start a loginshell when running a Xterm.

You could also add the commands to the .bashrc file in the homedirectory of the user. That file will be runned for every instance of bash...

[Hanry Zhou]

.XTerm, .Xdefault, /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults, .Xsession... .X....
where is the best link I can surf to find out all these definitions, and configurations myself. LINUX.

Sounds very confusing.

Points will be followed soon.
thanks,

[Mark Grant]

A good starting point would be here

http://www.xfree86.org/