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Re: reload .bash_profile in xterm?



Sylvain Briole wrote:

> I run Debian 1.2/Linux 2.0.29/olvwm.
> I have set up a color xterm.
> But, my ls is not a color ls.
> I need to type alias ls='ls --color' in the login window to obtain ls in
> color. But I have written this command in my .bash_profile.
> So, xterm does not reload .bash_profile?
> 
> What can I do?

Put it in ~/.bashrc and make sure to

export ENV=~/.bashrc

in ~/.bash_profile. This will alias the ls command every time a non-login
shell is started.

HTH,

  Ulf

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