In order to get around this problem, I put the following in my ~/.bash_profile: source $HOME/.bashrc On 09-Aug-2000 Dale Morris wrote: > I'm confused as to how debian handles the .bashrc file. In my user > directory, I have a .bashrc file that reads ># ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells. ># see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples >