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If tcsh is the login shell, $SHELL is unset
- From: Keith Thompson <kst at mib dot org>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Cc: Keith Thompson <kst at mib dot org>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:34:32 -0700
- Subject: If tcsh is the login shell, $SHELL is unset
I've set my default login shell to tcsh (by editing /etc/passwd),
and I invoke tcsh explicitly using the command
"C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -fn 9x15 -fb 9x15bold -e /bin/tcsh -l"
executed from a Windows shortcut in my Start menu.)
When my shell starts up, the $SHELL environment is not set. (I've
worked around this in my $HOME/.login by explicitly setting it to
"/bin/tcsh" if it's not set.)
This problem has been around for a long time (I just haven't gotten
around to reporting it until now). My system is currently updated
with all the latest packages, include tcsh-6.15.00-1.
Let me know if I can provide more information.
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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <*> <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
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