Re: changing the shell and editor

From: Arek Czereszewski (arek_at_wup-katowice.pl)
Date: 08/26/04

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    Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:22:24 +0200
To: "Marcel.lautenbach" <freebsd@xtsy.de>

    Marcel.lautenbach wrote:
    > hi again,
    >
    > well, i've tried a bit playin with the /etc/master.passwd, adduser,
    > vipw an so on.
    >
    > now i use the bash shell. but, i am not able to change my enviroment
    > variables anymore. trying "set EDITOR emacs" did not work. when ich
    > echo my editor variable, it is empty. though i have changed my shell
    > back to csh in the /etc/master.password file, when i log on i still
    > use the bash.

    Command set VARIABLE work in t/csh

    In bash you must export env. variables.
    $ export EDITOR=ee
    But this work only in this session
    For permanent sets use ~/.bash_profile
    More info about bash you have in manual page.

    > rebooting the system or kill -1 1 didn't do any good. i am getting
    > confused now a bit. acually changes in the master.passwd file should
    > take effect in any case, shouldn't they?

    Regards
    Arek 

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