xterm start with sh instead of bash

freeindy · 04-25-2004, 09:11 AM

Hi!

when i start xterm/aterm it shows "sh-2.05$" . but i want it to start bash because i'm use to it and all path variables are set in .bashrc.

does anyone know how to change it?

thanks

Indy

acid_kewpie · 04-25-2004, 09:27 AM

is that also what you get when you log in to a console outside of X? sounds like your shell has changed somehow... either use chsh or usermod to change your sh, or edit /etc/passwd to change it directly.

freeindy · 04-25-2004, 09:46 AM

thanks mate. that worked perfectly in xterm but not outside X. do you know why?

strange... it works in xterm but not in aterm ???

indy

-Nw- neX · 04-25-2004, 10:14 AM

i dont remember precisely, but theres a variable called PROMPT [or something similar] that you can set in your login scripts that will fix this. you might also want to check what your TERM is set to, if its something wierd, just reset in your login files [ex: TERM=xterm].

EDIT: sh2.05 is actually bash. bash is now the default sh for most distros that i can think of offhand.

freeindy · 04-25-2004, 10:58 AM

TERM was set to rxvt. i changed it to xterm but i can't find anthing related to PROMPT except in .bashrc which is:

Code:

PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033];${PWD}\007"

but this for showing pwd as title on xterm/aterm

indy