RE: xterm sessions

[MallarJ@aol.com]

>The reason _why_ it doesn't read your alias requires a long winding
>explanation, so I won't go into detail here...  but, the way to fix it, is by
>using X resources.
>
>Edit ~/.Xresources in your favorite text editor.  ANd use these resources

So, my first xterm sessioin used the Xresources file, but the second one
didn't?  


>.bash_profile is for login shells. .bashrc is for non-login shells. Copy
>your alias to the .bashrc file and that should help.


That makes sense - I'll try that.  Thanks.

Oh, just curious, when is the /etc/profiles used?

-Jay


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