[plug] /etc/bashrc

[Kai]

'tis me again,
I am not much of a boffin when it comes to Linux, I just know the basics -
that should change once I finish Uni ! :-)
What I would like to know is how to get, for example, Netscape 4.73 to work
by typing "netscape &" at the prompt.
I know you gotta edit the profile or something to that effect (one file
that's got the same effect on Windows as autoexec.bat with it's file and
pathnames) but I am not sure how it's done or what file.

Would it be like this?
$netscape=/usr/local/netscape473/netscape
or am I going the wrong way?

Having said that, I expect a heap of sarcasm to follow the next post,
hahahahaaa

Any help is greatly appreciated !

/Kai

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Blackham" <dagobah at mad.scientist.com>
To: "PLUG" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] /etc/bashrc


> Oli,
>
> Anything environment related like env vars should be set in
> /etc/profile. (well it does under the two systems i've ever worked
> with...)
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Bernard.
> --
>  Bernard Blackham
>  dagobah at mad.scientist.com
>
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Oliver White wrote:
>
> > I've got a few entries in /etc/bashrc, I was hoping that this would set
> > up my environment whenever I open a shell... but it doesn't. What file
> > should I be placing these entries in (CLASSPATH, etc).
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Oli White
> >
> >
>
>
>