Re: sh shell emacs mode

[Rhialto <rhialto%falu.nl@localhost>]

On Sat 13 Jun 2009 at 00:53:40 -0700, Cliff Wright wrote:
> was sh a login shell? can test by doing "ln -s /bin/sh /bin/-sh",
> and starting -sh (note not /bin/-sh, that will not work as it must
> start with a dash). this worked for me.

There is an option for xterms to make sure that the shell it starts is a
login shell: -ls. You can also set it in the X resources file
($HOME/.Xresources):

xterm.vt100.LoginShell:         on

-Olaf.
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