RE: bash questions (while we're at it...)

["David" <dtalk soltec net>]

I upgraded to bash 2.03 for experimentation; it compiles and installs fine,
seems to run without a hitch.  Anybody know why RH 6.0 ships with such an
old version (reports 1.14.7)?  Just not enough hours in a day, maybe?

-d

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoki [mailto:zoki magic fr]
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:38 AM
> To: redhat-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: bash questions
>
>
> On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, sahtori wrote:
>
> ->Okay, I know that these are the sort of questions that would probably
> ->be best answered by glancing into a book, but circumstances preclude
> ->that option. That's the downside, the upside is: these questions
> ->should be ridiculously simple.
>
>
> *** ...and time consuming for the guy who's answering. ;-)
>
>
> ->I want to customize my use of bash in various for the following
> ->purposes including:
> ->
> ->Aliasing the "rm" command to provide a safety warning before deleting
> ->files.
>
>
> *** That's allready done for you by the system (alias rm='rm -i'),
> otherwise check man bash and do a search on aliases like:
>
> 	man bash
> 	:/aliases
>
>
> ->Changing the prompt to give the time, current directory, etc.
>
>
> *** man bash and search for PS1
>
>
> ->Generally understanding the use of commands in configuration files
> ->from in a tty to improve my control over the system.
>
>
> *** This is a joke, right!?
>
>
> ->Advice and code samples would be deeply appreciated.
>
>
> *** Yep, it seems to be a joke.
>
>
> Cheers!
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