My initial post:
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> I am running Solaris 2.5.1 on a Sparc10 with CDE 1.1 installed. My
default
> shell is ksh. I put a line at the top of my .profile file that echos
the
> fact that
> I am executing it. I put my aliases at the bottom of the file like
this:
>
> alias su='/bin/su -'
>
> When I come up, I have CDE restore my home session rather than
continue
> my last session. I bring up a console and a terminal window. In the
console
> window, I see the line indicating .profile execution and my aliases are
set
> up when I look at them with the alias command. In the terminal, I do
not see
> the line indicating .profile execution and my aliases are not set when
I look
> for them. I have environment variables in between and they are correct
for
> both the console and the terminal.
>
> Can anyone tell me what's happening? I have un commented the line in
> .dtprofile
> DTSOURCEPROFILE=true.
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The answer(s):
<bold>Stephen Harris</bold> and <bold>Eileen Schatz</bold> (this is the
one I like the best because all I
have to do is click on that little monitor icon on the CDE desktop and
everything
works - also works for open and x windows when simply opening another
window...)
Aliases in .profile don't take effect _except_ in login shells.
In ,profile you need to define ENV=$HOME/.kshrc and then put all
aliases
in .kshrc. They will then appear in _all_ ksh windows.
Remember: .profile is only run in login shells!
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