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Re: Running Commands at Start of Session

  • Subject: Re: Running Commands at Start of Session
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com>
  • Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:55:58 +0100
  • Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.suse
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / Manchester University
  • References: <d9ldec$2q39$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk> <20050625234815.35bd3a55@efreet.linux>
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Kevin Nathan wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 06:11:33 +0100
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
> 
>> I include in my .bashrc file commands like xbindkeys and cron ~/.cron
>> (*ducking down* have done so for 2 years). This means that these get
>> invoked every time I open a shell. Which file in SuSE (*ducking down*
>> version 8.1) defines commands which are to be run only one at the
>> start of a session?
>> 
> 
> Read the comments at the top of the '~/.bashrc' file (and also the
> '~/.profile' file) and it should become clear. :-)
> 
> If not, just remember that a 'login' shell is when you first login and
> an 'interactive' shell is one like when you open Konsole or xterm. If
> it's not apparent, simply put an 'echo' statement in each file
> identifying the file name and note when each file is read.

Thank you, Kevin. You saved me again. /etc/profile.local was the file I
needed to change.

Roy

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