libre #freebsd

26 Sep 2025

Have fun, be civilized, respect each other | /join #freebsd-ops for help | FreeBSD Live: #freebsd-pulse

• 00:43
  ivy
  dch: you're core, right? do you have a sec for a PM?
• 00:54
  impulse
  where is PS1 set? i have it set in /etc/profile, but it looks like it's being overwritten when i invoke bash.
• 00:56
  ivy
  impulse: you may have a $HOME/.shrc file which sets it, this is created automatically from /usr/share/skel
• 00:57
  impulse
  oh i do. thanks ivy.
• 01:58
  CrtxReavr
  or ~/.bashrc
• 01:59
  CrtxReavr
  Or /usr/local/profile
• 01:59
  CrtxReavr
  whoops
• 01:59
  CrtxReavr
  Or /usr/local/etc/profile
• 01:59
  CrtxReavr
  Or /usr/local/etc/bashrc
• 01:59
  CrtxReavr
  bash kinda loves config file possiblities.
• 02:04
  CrtxReavr
  Also ~/.bash_profile
• 02:08
  impulse
  /usr/local/etc/bashrc doesn't seem to work
• 02:09
  impulse
  also /etc/profile.d/* doesn't seem to be executed when i `su`
• 02:09
  CrtxReavr
  su -
• 02:10
  CrtxReavr
  'su' is just become root.
• 02:10
  CrtxReavr
  'su -' is be root and load root's login config.
• 02:11
  CrtxReavr
  /usr/local/etc/profile is for bash logins.
• 02:11
  CrtxReavr
  /usr/local/etc/bashrc and ~/.bashrc is for non-login bash executions.
• 02:14
  CrtxReavr
  Caveat: It's common for peope to add a close to their bash login config like: bpa.st/3V6KI
• 02:15
  impulse
  in their ~/.bashrc?
• 02:16
  impulse
  so when i open a new terminal in xorg that counts as a non-login?
• 02:16
  CrtxReavr
  Usually, yes.
• 02:22
  impulse
  `su -` doesn't look like it executes /etc/profile.d/* either
• 02:22
  CrtxReavr
  But some terminals have a runtime or config option to launch a login shell.
• 02:24
  impulse
  i'm using rxvt-unicode. is there a good BSD licensed alternative?