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Fixed: MinGW Bash profile #programming #it #computers

Fixed: MinGW Bash profile #programming #it #computers

MinGW Bash profile

I use MinGW on windows 7. I have a .bashrc with some aliases in it. The file is in my home folder which is where MinGW starts me in, so it also believes that the folder is my home folder. It does not load the contents of the folder automatically. I have to run the bash command to get the aliases to work.

I have tried renaming it to .bash_profile. This only made things worse as…

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How-to: How can I fix a Broken Pipe error? #answer #it #programming

How-to: How can I fix a Broken Pipe error? #answer #it #programming

How can I fix a Broken Pipe error?

I recently reinstalled RVM (following the instructions at http://rvm.io) after a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 when I got an SSD Drive.

Now, when I type: type rvm | head -1

I receive the following error:

rvm is a function -bash: type: write error: Broken pipe

But if I immediately repeat the command then I only receive:

rvm is a function

And it appears…

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Answer: How do I modify my git bash profile in Windows? #fix #solution #development

Answer: How do I modify my git bash profile in Windows? #fix #solution #development

How do I modify my git bash profile in Windows?

I’m using Git Bash on Windows 7 and would like to set up bash profile aliases such as alias gs='git status' to make my life easier. How can I do this?

Answer [by wottis]: How do I modify my git bash profile in Windows?

When you open up your Git Bash, you should be by default in your home directory. Now create the .bashrcfile (if on Win7 the file…

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How to: Environment variables in bash_profile or bashrc? #answer #solution #fix

How to: Environment variables in bash_profile or bashrc? #answer #solution #fix

Environment variables in bash_profile or bashrc?

I have found this question [blog]: Difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile very useful but after seeing the most voted answer (very good by the way) I have further questions. Towards the end of the most voted, correct answer I see the statement as follows :

Note that you may see here and there recommendations to either put environment…

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Answer: How to automatically execute a shell script when logging into Ubuntu #answer #it #programming

Answer: How to automatically execute a shell script when logging into Ubuntu #answer #it #programming

How to automatically execute a shell script when logging into Ubuntu

How do I get a script to execute automatically when I log in? Not when the machine starts up, and not for all users, but only when I (or any specific user with the script) login via the GNOME UI.

From reading elsewhere I thought it was .bash_profilein my home directory, but for me it has no effect. When I manually execute it in…

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Answer: Difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile #dev #fix #programming

Answer: Difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile #dev #fix #programming

Difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile

What’s the difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile and which one should I use?

Answer [by Jarvin]: Difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile

From this short article

According to the bash man page, .bash_profile is executed for login shells, while .bashrc is executed for interactive non-login shells.

What is a login or non-login shell?

When…

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Resolved: Where to find the .bashrc file on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion? #answer #development #fix

Resolved: Where to find the .bashrc file on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion? #answer #development #fix

Where to find the .bashrc file on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion?

I want to install rvm on my Snow Leopard machine.

It says I need to add a line to my .bashrc file (I’m using bash) but where is my .bashrc file?

Answer [by squircle]: Where to find the .bashrc file on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion?

You have to make your own .bashrc. You can simply use a text editor to make a file called .bashrc(…

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Fixed How to reload .bash_profile from the command line? #dev #it #asnwer

Fixed How to reload .bash_profile from the command line? #dev #it #asnwer

How to reload .bash_profile from the command line?

How can I reload .bash_profile from the command line? I can get the shell to recognize changes to .bash_profile by exiting and logging back in but I would like to be able to do it on demand.

Answer: How to reload .bash_profile from the command line?

Simply type source ~/.bash_profile

Alternatively, if you like saving keystrokes you can type .…

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