problem with source .cshrc

xrin · 02-13-2007, 03:49 AM

Hi,

when i issue the command:
source .cshrc

alias rm='rm -i'
bash: alias: rm -i: not found
alias cp='cp -i'
bash: alias: cp -i: not found
alias mv='mv -i'
bash: alias: mv -i: not found
bash: setenv: command not found
bash: .cshrc: line 15: syntax error near unexpected token '('

can anyone help me by providing some help..
what is happening???

Thanks in advance.

wjevans_7d1@yahoo.co · 02-13-2007, 05:25 AM

You seem to be running bash as your shell. Most people do. I do.

That being the case, you don't want to source .cshrc. That's for csh, which is a different shell with a different syntax for some of its commands.

Is there a particular reason you want to source .cshrc?