Subject: Re: small tcsh problem (I think) . . .
To: None <ADAMGOOD@delphi.com>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/02/1997 20:16:38
ADAMGOOD@delphi.com wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've got a small problem that I can't find the answer to, and I was
> hoping someone on the list might know.
> 
> I can't get tcsh to save its history to the .history file between
> logins.  The file is always empty.
> 
> I have a history variable set (to 1000) in my .cshrc, and I have
> savehist set there as well, but nothing ever gets saved.  I tried
> running a 'csh' subshell from under tcsh, and it saved its history
> properly, so I have no idea what is going on.
> 
> This is not a life ending problem, but it has me pretty confused.
> I read the man page and it didn't help.  I can't find a FAQ anywhere,
> so I thought maybe someone here would know.
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks for any input on this,

Do you also have a .tcshrc file?  If so, tcsh will ignore your .cshrc
file...

Later.

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Colin Wood                                 cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - MD6                 Intel Corporation
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