[NTLUG:Discuss] Login Shell

[Chris Cox]

Login shells often start with a "-" as the argv[0] to exec.
Look at $0 in the shell.
$ echo $0

Regards,
Chris


Bug Hunter wrote:
> 
>   I am not certain, but I think the problem is that the process that
> spawns the login shell is the one that get the environment variable set.
> The "export" causes the environment variable to be carried into the login
> shell.
> 
> Try putting the environment variable in the other .bash script files, such
> as .bashrc
> 
> bug
> 
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Sameer Khan wrote:
> 
> > I'm trying to figure out how to distinguish a login shell
> > from a non-login shell. If an environment variable is set in
> > ~/.bash_profile (e.g. LOGIN_SHELL=true), but not exported,
> > it should logically only appear in a login shell and not a
> > subshell or non-login shell. But, it doesn't show up in any
> > shell. Anybody wrestled with this problem before?
> > Thanks
> >
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