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Old 04-20-2004, 07:28 PM   #1
Maurice Arthur
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.bashrc No longer exists


Hi
Have deleted text files .bash_logout. bash_Profile and .brashrc from my ma user which is for English
Chen is configured useing fdisk for chinese charaters all bash files are intact in Chen user.
I was trying to remove the chinese input from ma user when using OpenOffice writer
Now when I click on Terminal in KDE Bash-2.05b appears not my original home ma path
How can I reinstall these deleted files ?
Maurice
 
Old 04-21-2004, 08:34 AM   #2
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Hi Maurice,
The easiest way is to use the GUI tools to create a new (dummy) user. This creates the script files automatically. Next, use a terminal and su to login as root and copy the files from the dummy user to /home/ma. You should get the default script files which you can then edit for your own preferences. Don't forget to chown and chgrp the new files so ma owns them.
Hope this helps,
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Old 04-23-2004, 03:11 AM   #3
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Hi keefobeefo
Thanks for infomation
Where is the folder or file that has the line [ma@localehost.ma] $
Bash-2.05b $ is now u@localhost:$ I would like it to be original
[ma@localehost.ma] $

Have not made a dummy user that creates the script files automatically.
Terminal commands work ,ok
Maurice
 
Old 04-23-2004, 03:57 AM   #4
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Maurice,
You'll find the environment variable PS1 contains the prompt format and it's normally the string "[\u@\h \W]\$", where:
\u represents username
\h represents host name
\W represents working directory
So for me it would produce:
[keefobeefo@boggo tmp]$

I suspect it's been disrupted somehow (the u@ you see suggests the first backslash has been removed). You can reset it in either .bashrc or .bash_profile - or even on the fly in a terminal session. Do other users get similar problems with prompts? If yes, then the problem is probably in /etc/bashrc. If no then you'll probably find it's been changed in .bashrc in you home directory.

I hope this helps,
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Old 04-23-2004, 05:36 PM   #5
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.bashrc

Hi Keefobrrfo
Have edited .bashrc .Now have ma@localhost:\ma $
Thanks for information .Seems there is always some thng to learn when using Linux,but I like it all the same
Maurice
 
  


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