No .bash_profile in 10.6?

Hi all, I need to edit my .bash_profile to install/run some software. Unfortunately, it's not in my home directory like it should be -- I've checked via terminal, turned on invisible files, etc.
Can I simply create a basic text file and call it .bash_profile and include the information I need? thanks.
Jay

this file is not created by default. just create it yourself and put anything you want in it. then quit and restart terminal and it will be sourced.

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[SOLVED]Why does .bash_profile seem tobe read in non-login shells too?

~/.bash_profile:
. $HOME/.bashrc
~/.bashrc:
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/code/shell
(irrelevant lines left out)
(I have no ~/.profile, ~/.bash_login or * ~/.bash_logout. I have also never edited /etc/profile or /etc/bash.bashrc.)
I've read that in a login shell (e.g. TTY1) only the former is read, which in my case sources the latter. Running "export -p" in TTY1 gives a result consistent with this:
declare -x PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/bin/core_perl:/home/lazar/code/shell" (/home/lazar/code/shell is only listed once)
I've also read that in a non-login shell (e.g. xterm) only the latter is read. However, when I run "export -p" in xterm or urxvt I get an unexpected result:
declare -x PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/bin/core_perl:/home/lazar/code/shell:/home/lazar/code/shell" (/home/lazar/code/shell is listed twice!)
This implies that ~.bashrc is read twice, perhaps because .bash_profile is read in non-login shells too, even though it shouldn't be, should it? It doesn't seem to matter really, but I can't help but wonder why...
[EDIT]
I've found the answer. Exports from .bash_profile are done at boot time and *remain* active while X is active. Opening a non-login shell will cause .bashrc to export as well. Hence the duplication. My solution:
~/.bash_profile:
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/code/shell
. $HOME/.bashrc
~/.bashrc:
(lines other than export commands)
Last edited by Lazar (2011-02-14 07:57:56)

As I wondered, I think it's a problem with passwd. I don't have a dbus entry and must have missed it when I was copying things around between my version and the .pacnew. Downloading an install disc now since I can't seem to change it from the recovery console due to mounting root read-only.
I'd love to know of a way to boot that avoids starting dbus and other things that might break while still having read/write access to root. Will mark solved once I update /etc/passwd and reboot.

Please post your root's .bashrc and .bash_profile. Mine is gone :-)

Hi,
Can someone post their stock .bashrc and .bash_profile files for the root user. I overwrote mine when messing around with the prompt.

stock .bashrc wrote:
# Check for an interactive session
[ -z "$PS1" ] && return
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
stock .bash_profile wrote:. $HOME/.bashrc
If you want mine, I'm pretty sure they're on my github.
@jelly: Hey buddy... might wanna check your links. dotfiles has been offline for a while now.

Error on .bash_profile _ oracle 11g preparing to install

Dears,
I am preparing to install grid oracle 11g , In the envirment varaible on the oracle user on the .bash_profile I got the below error, please help me to solve it :
ERROR:
./.bash_profile
': not a valid identifier export: `TMPDIR
: command not foundne 19:
': not a valid identifier export: `ORACLE_HOSTNAME
': not a valid identifier export: `ORACLE_UNQNAME
': not a valid identifier export: `ORACLE_BASE
': not a valid identifier export: `GRID_HOME
': not a valid identifier export: `DB_HOME
': not a valid identifier export: `ORACLE_HOME
': not a valid identifier export: `ORACLE_SID
': not a valid identifier export: `ORACLE_TERM
': not a valid identifier export: `BASE_PATH
': not a valid identifier export: `PATH
: command not foundne 30:
': not a valid identifier export: `LD_LIBRARY_PATH
: command not foundne 33:
./.bash_profile: line 46: syntax error: unexpected end of file
The file .bash_profile :
# .bash_profile
# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
# User specific environment and startup programs
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
export PATH
# Oracle Settings
TMP=/tmp
export TMP
TMPDIR=$TMP
export TMPDIR
ORACLE_HOSTNAME=ol6-112-rac1.localdomain; export ORACLE_HOSTNAME
ORACLE_UNQNAME=RAC; export ORACLE_UNQNAME
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
GRID_HOME=/u01/app/11.2/grid; export GRID_HOME
DB_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/11.2/db_1; export DB_HOME
ORACLE_HOME=$DB_HOME; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_SID=RAC1; export ORACLE_SID
ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM
BASE_PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH; export BASE_PATH
PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$BASE_PATH; export PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:/lib:/usr/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
CLASSPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/JRE:$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib; export CLASSPATH
if [ $USER = "oracle" ]; then
if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
ulimit -p 16384
ulimit -n 65536
else
ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
fi
fi
alias grid_env='. /home/oracle/grid_env'
alias db_env='. /home/oracle/db_env'
Note: I check all directories and all are correct and availabe on the server ( oracle linux server 6.3).
Appretiate your help .
Regards
Salman

env|sort :
CLASSPATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2/db_1/JRE:/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2/db_1/jlib:/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2/db_1/rdbms/jlib
COLORTERM=gnome-terminal
CVS_RSH=ssh
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-c4FSmIcAqV,guid=60fd11073a66582b07812e990000005f
DESKTOP_SESSION=gnome
DISPLAY=:0.0
G_BROKEN_FILENAMES=1
GDM_KEYBOARD_LAYOUT=us
GDM_LANG=en_US.UTF-8
GDMSESSION=gnome
GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=2231
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-Dgx3GS/socket
GTK_RC_FILES=/etc/gtk/gtkrc:/home/oracle/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
HISTSIZE=1000
HOME=/home/oracle
HOSTNAME=ol6-112-rac1.localdomain
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LESSOPEN=|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s
LOGNAME=oracle
LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=0.... (long words )
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/oracle
ORBIT_SOCKETDIR=/tmp/orbit-oracle
PATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2/db_1/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/home/oracle/bin
PWD=/home/oracle/Desktop
QTDIR=/usr/lib64/qt-3.3
QTINC=/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/include
QTLIB=/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/lib
SESSION_MANAGER=local/unix:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2241,unix/unix:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2241
SHELL=/bin/bash
SHLVL=2
SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-Dgx3GS/socket.ssh
TERM=xterm
TMP=/tmp
USERNAME=oracle
USER=oracle
_=/usr/bin/env
WINDOWID=48234500
WINDOWPATH=1
XAUTHORITY=/var/run/gdm/auth-for-oracle-Se0hQ1/database
XDG_SESSION_COOKIE=06a46f0a02fd92da98077e5a00000088-1360773632.745291-1559061973

How to create more than one SID in .bash_profile

I Want to create more than one SID in bash_profile without disturbing oracle's default SID i.e orcl and create database with new SID?

you can create SID.env file or try to use . oraenv
eg:-
$ cat uat1.env
export ORACLE_BASE=/u01/db/db10g
export ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/10.2.0
export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
export ORACLE_SID=UAT1
export TNS_ADMIN=$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
$ . uat1.env
$ echo $ORACLE_HOME
/u01/db/db10g/10.2.0
$ echo $ORACLE_SID
UAT1else
$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [UAT1] ? UAT1

Alias error in bash_profile

Okay, explain this to me:
MyMacBook-Pro:~ me$ alias ls='ls -ltr'
MyMacBook-Pro:~ me$ ls
total 32
drwxr-xr-x+ 5 me staff 170 May 26 18:00 Sites
drwxr-xr-x+ 5 me staff 170 May 26 18:00 Public
drwx------+ 5 me staff 170 May 26 21:25 Documents
drwx------+ 4 me staff 136 May 26 22:04 Movies
[[etc]]
MyMacBook-Pro:~ jeffshrager$ more dotbashprofile
alias ls='ls -ltr'
MyMacBook-Pro:~ me$ source dotbashprofile
MyMacBook-Pro:~ me$ ls
ls: illegal option --
usage: ls [-ABCFGHLOPRSTUWabcdefghiklmnopqrstuwx1] [file ...]
So, how come this doesn't work from a sourced alias, but does from the shell. (And, no, it's not that it's doing it twice, as far as I can tell; I can do this in the other order and it's the same -- that is, source and then re-alias from the shell, and the first fails but the second works.)
Thanks,
'Jeff

This question is better asked in the Mac OS X Technologies > Unix Forum
<http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=735>
Where Unix interested users hang out.
MyMacBook-Pro:~ me$ ls
ls: illegal option --
usage: ls [-ABCFGHLOPRSTUWabcdefghiklmnopqrstuwx1] [file ...]
normally the illegal option -- is followed by the offending option, but yours is blank.
I'm wondering if your alias has a non-printing character. Maybe you could display the .bash_profile using
cat -vte .bash_profile
which should display all non-printable characters. I would expect your output to look like:
alias ls='ls -ltr'$
If there is additional stuff displayed, that might be the problem.

Where is my .bash_profile file located?

I can't locate my .bash_profile file..
For example, if I try to open my ~/.bash_profile is not created yet...
Thanks in advance.

You have to create it, it doesn't exist yet. How you do that is up to you since it is invisible, so even after you do create it you still can't see it. So what you can do is open Terminal.app and say (drag this text into Terminal):
touch .bash_profile
then say:
open -a TextEdit.app .bash_profile
TextEdit will show you a blank page which you can fill in.

Found a swap file by the name ".bash_profile.swp"

I am new to Mac and trying to figure out why my .bash_profile is not working. As I read suggestions, I try them. Here is my latest issue:
E325: ATTENTION
Found a swap file by the name ".bash_profile.swp"
owned by: Brian dated: Fri Apr 10 22:09:01 2009
file name: ~Brian/.bash_profile
modified: YES
user name: Brian host name: brian-principes-macbook.local
process ID: 655
While opening file ".bash_profile"
(1) Another program may be editing the same file.
If this is the case, be careful not to end up with two
different instances of the same file when making changes.
Quit, or continue with caution.
(2) An edit session for this file crashed.
If this is the case, use ":recover" or "vim -r .bash_profile"
to recover the changes (see ":help recovery").
If you did this already, delete the swap file ".bash_profile.swp"
to avoid this message.
Swap file ".bash_profile.swp" already exists!
[O]pen Read-Only, (E)dit anyway, (R)ecover, (D)elete it, (Q)uit, (A)bort:
Any suggestions?

I am new to Mac and trying to figure out why my .bash_profile is not working. As I read suggestions, I try them. Here is my latest issue:
E325: ATTENTION
Found a swap file by the name ".bash_profile.swp"
owned by: Brian dated: Fri Apr 10 22:09:01 2009
file name: ~Brian/.bash_profile
That is NOT a Mac thing, it is an Open Source Vim (which is often the default vi editor) thing. You will get this kind of behavior on any system when using Vim.
You can get this for 2 reasons. First if you are actually editing this file from another terminal session. Second, if the previous Vim editing session terminated from unnatural causes.
If you think it was from unnatural causes, then you select Recover. Save your changes :w and exit from the Vim :q
The next time you launch Vim for that file the .swp file will still exist, but this time you can choose Delete, as you have saved your recovered work the previous session.
If you are uncomfortable using vi/Vim editors, then may I suggest you try the nano editor. It will get the job done, but unlike Vim, nano is not as overloaded with features that take a long time to learn and master.

How can I regain control of .bash_profile after making changes to $PATH?

Hi,
Today, I installed Android ADB on my MBP (late 2013) and used the following guide to get it started: http://www.droidviews.com/a-comprehensive-guide-to-adb-android-debug-bridge-and- commands/ - that guide said I should make a change to ~/bash_profile in order to get the settings right. Here's what I did (copied from the link):
Open terminal window and type following: nano ~/.bash_profile
This shall open the .bash_profile file. Now enter the following line to define ADB path. export PATH=${PATH}:~/android-sdk-macosx/tools export PATH=${PATH}:~/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools
Then, I saved and closed the terminal window.
Now, I cannot use a lot of terminal commands anymore - sudo, latex, rm, all only give me:
-bash: latex: command not found
If I try to access ~/.bash_profile, I get the following error:
-bash: /Users/richard/.bash_profile: Permission denied
I tried this:
RMBP:~ richard$ echo $PATH
{PATH}:/Users/richard/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools
which only shows me that I have changed the path.
Is there any way I can regain access to the .bash_profile file and control over the Terminal in general?
Any help would be highly appreciated, thanks in advance!

I solved the problem, it seems, by doing the following:
I found the defective .bash_profile file by using Omni Disk Sweeper, and deleted it right away. Someone else here in the support forum had a similar problem and solved it this way, so that's how I got the idea. The Terminal works nicely now and no other signs of trouble have come up yet.

Can't create .bash_profile, help pls

I have macbook pro late 2013 and when I type 'touch ~/.bash_profile' I see:
touch: /Users/dadetka/.bash_profile: Operation not permitted

Some of your user files (not system files) have incorrect permissions or are locked. This procedure will unlock all your user files, reset their ownership, and remove their access-control lists. If you've set special values for those attributes, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Back up all data.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked
Allow user to administer this computer
Then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
Enter the following command in the Terminal window in the same way as before (triple-click, copy, and paste):
{ sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR..; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_; chmod -R -N ~ $_; } 2>&-
This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1, if you prefer not to take it, or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open. In that window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

Basic ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile tips thread

A lot of this is borrowed from other sites, including the wiki
This by no means all-inclusive, please add on anything interesting along this topic
About ~/.bash_profile and ~/.bashrc
disclaimer: I don't use ~/.bash_profile or ~/.profile
there is plenty of documentation on the web on how to use these properly if you're interested
in fact, my ~/.bash_profile looks like this:
#!/bin/sh
### THIS IS A DUMMY FILE
### DON'T NEED TWO FILES TO DO ONE JOB
### LET'S CALL ~/.bashrc INSTEAD
source ~/.bashrc
Now, if you choose to go this method, there's a little trick you can do to eliminate ~/.bash_profile altogether :twisted:
as root create file /etc/profile.d/bashrc.sh with contents:
#!/bin/sh
source ~/.bashrc
AND
chmod +x /etc/profile.d/bashrc.sh
Since /etc/profile executes everything in /etc/profile.d/ that is chmod executable, the little script we just created will cause ~/.bashrc to be read on every login... I personally prefer this method to the dummy ~/.bash_profile, but I keep both since I share my /home directory across distributions and not all distros are the same.
Now, on to the actual ~/.bashrc:
#!/bin/sh
### ALIASES
alias ls="ls --color"
alias ll="ls --color -lh"
alias la="ls --color -a"
alias pacs="pacsearch"
alias vim="vim -y"
alias nano="nano -w"
### NICE COLOR BASH PROMPT
function bash_prompt
local WHITE="[33[1;37m]"
local default="[33[0;39m]"
local BRIGHTGREEN="[33[1;32m]"
local GREEN="[33[0;32m]"
local CYAN="[33[0;36m]"
local GRAY="[33[0;37m]"
local RED="[33[0;31m]"
if [ `id -u` != "0" ]; then
PS1="${GREEN}u${CYAN}@${GREEN}h ${CYAN}w${WHITE} ${default}$ "
else
PS1="${RED}u${CYAN}@${GREEN}h ${CYAN}w${WHITE} ${default}$ "
fi
bash_prompt
### COLORIZE PACMAN (PACS)
pacsearch () {
echo -e "$(pacman -Ss $@ | sed
-e 's#current/.*#\033[1;31m&\033[0;37m#g'
-e 's#extra/.*#\033[0;32m&\033[0;37m#g'
-e 's#community/.*#\033[1;35m&\033[0;37m#g'
-e 's#^.*/.* [0-9].*#\033[0;36m&\033[0;37m#g' )"
This is really pretty basic. I use the same ~/.bashrc for all users, including root...
The alias section is pretty self explanatory, basically the parts in quotations (" ") get run instead of the commands before the equals (=) in every case.
The bash prompt section is a bit nifty. The first part, with color definitions, is so that I don't go mad trying to write the actual PS1 line. Makes it cleaner in my opinion. There's lots of documentation out there if you're interested in modifying the prompt I have.
The if/then/else statement in the bash prompt section checks if the user is root. If not, the username is displayed in GREEN at the prompt. If the user is root, the username is displayed in RED. A nice visual reminder, and since I use my ~/.bashrc for ALL users, including root, it helps make the file more portable.
The last section is taken straight from the Arch wiki. At the top I aliased 'pacs', which calls this section. Basically 'pacs' can take the place of 'pacman -Ss' and offer simple colour output.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Col … man_output
Additions, other bash tips & tricks, comments, all welcome

I added some comments explaining each piece.
Misc stuff:
# My prompt, quite basic, decent coloring, shows the value of $?
# (exit value of last command, useful sometimes):
C_DEFAULT="[33[0m]"
C_BLUE="[33[0;34m]"
export PS1="$C_BLUE($C_DEFAULT$?$C_BLUE)[$C_DEFAULTu$C_BLUE@$C_DEFAULTh$C_BLUE:$C_DEFAULTw$C_BLUE]\$ $C_DEFAULT"
export PS2="$C_BLUE> $C_DEFAULT"
# If you allow Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to kill the X server but are paranoid,
# then this alias will ensure that there will be no shell open afterwards.
alias startx="exec startx"
# Let grep colorize the search results
alias g="egrep --color=always"
alias gi="egrep -i --color=always"
# Hostname appended to bash history filename
export HISTFILE="$HOME/.bash_history_`hostname -s`"
# Don't save repeated commands in bash history
export HISTCONTROL="ignoredups"
# Confirm before overwriting something
alias cp="cp -i"
# Disable ^S/^Q flow control (does anyone like/use this at all?)
stty -ixon
# If your resolution gets fucked up, use this to reset (requires XRandR)
alias resreset="xrandr --size 1280x1024"
And some small but handy functions:
# mkmv - creates a new directory and moves the file into it, in 1 step
# Usage: mkmv <file> <directory>
mkmv() {
mkdir "$2"
mv "$1" "$2"
# sanitize - set file/directory owner and permissions to normal values (644/755)
# Usage: sanitize <file>
sanitize() {
chmod -R u=rwX,go=rX "$@"
chown -R ${USER}.users "$@"
# nh - run command detached from terminal and without output
# Usage: nh <command>
nh() {
nohup "$@" &>/dev/null &
# run - compile a simple c or cpp file, run the program, afterwards delete it
# Usage: run <file> [params]
run() {
filename="${1%%.*}"
extension="${1##*.}"
file="$1"
shift
params="$@"
command=""
if [ $extension = "cc" -o $extension = "cpp" -o $extension = "c++" ]; then
command="g++"
elif [ $extension = "c" ]; then
command="gcc"
else
echo "Invalid file extension!"
return 1
fi
$command -Wall -o $filename $file
chmod a+x $filename
./$filename $params
rm -f $filename 2>/dev/null

I'd like to hide certain mailboxes in my IMAP account (.bash_profile, etc)

Hi,
The mailbox list that appears beneath my work IMAP account includes stuff that I don't want to see: eg. .bash_profile, .bashrc, .spamassassin, etc.
This clutters up the mailboxes that I DO want to see. However, my .mac IMAP only shows the good stuff: Deleted, Drafts, Junk, etc...
Any thoughts on how to make my work account behave like the .mac one?
Thanks,
Jamie

Hi Jamie.
Are all the server-stored mailboxes subfolders of a parent folder called “mail” maybe? If that’s the case, you could solve the problem by typing the name of the parent folder (i.e. mail, if that’s how it’s called) in Preferences > Accounts > Advanced > IMAP Path Prefix.

Bash_profile in RCA

Hi Experts,
I found there are two bash_profile in system for our RAC in linux.
that means each account in linux have a bash_profile in system?
Thanks
JIm

http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/howlinuxworks/linux_hlbash.html
if users use bash shell
oracle:x:500:501::/home/oracle*:/bin/bash*
when each of user login... it read profile (bash_profile) at $HOME/.bash_profile
anyway every user on system read "/etc/profile" when login ... as well

.bash_profile location

I installed Oracle Linux 5.7. I need to view the .bash_profile file or whatever file Oracle Linux uses to store the environment variables for a user. I am working with the "oracle" user whose home directory is /home/oracle.
Connected as "oracle" I issued the "env" command and many variables are shown to have been set already.
I issue the export command to set the PATH variable and the changes are shown when I issue the "env" command.
So everything seems to be working but I don't find where all those settings are stored. I went to the /home/oracle directory and I only saw a .bash_history file. So I created a new file named .bash_profile, but the variables are not stored there when I issue the export command. (the file I created was before I noticed that variables are already being set somewhere else - on a file I did not find).
So where are they ??? The only thing I need to know is how to locate the file the system is using right now to store the environment variables, I supposed it has to be located under the $home directory for the user but it seems it is not that way. Anybody knows something about this ??
The /etc/profile file I understand is a general file for global settings, so it's not what I'm looking for as far as I know.
here's the output of the env command issued connected as "oracle" ... I need to know on what file they are stored.
bash-3.2$ env
SSH_AGENT_PID=8782
HOSTNAME=Oracle.Linux
DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
HISTSIZE=1000
KDE_NO_IPV6=1
GTK_RC_FILES=/etc/gtk/gtkrc:/home/oracle/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
WINDOWID=25165905
QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt-3.3
QTINC=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/include
USER=oracle
LS_COLORS=
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-EbBsIZ/socket
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-OcrBnl8746/agent.8746
KDEDIR=/usr
SESSION_MANAGER=local/Oracle.Linux:/tmp/.ICE-unix/8746
USERNAME=oracle
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/oracle
PATH=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
DESKTOP_SESSION=default
GDM_XSERVER_LOCATION=local
INPUTRC=/etc/inputrc
PWD=/home/oracle
XMODIFIERS=@im=none
KDE_IS_PRELINKED=1
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
GDMSESSION=default
SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
SHLVL=2
HOME=/home/oracle
GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=Default
LOGNAME=oracle
QTLIB=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib
CVS_RSH=ssh
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-dgt3DUIWif,guid=bb5dcea335860598b6a290004f42d4f7
LESSOPEN=|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s
DISPLAY=:0.0
G_BROKEN_FILENAMES=1
COLORTERM=gnome-terminal
XAUTHORITY=/tmp/.gdmR05GAW
_=/usr/bin/env
bash-3.2$

GabyPR wrote:
I installed Oracle Linux 5.7. I need to view the .bash_profile file or whatever file Oracle Linux uses to store the environment variables for a user. I am working with the "oracle" user whose home directory is /home/oracle.
Connected as "oracle" I issued the "env" command and many variables are shown to have been set already.
I issue the export command to set the PATH variable and the changes are shown when I issue the "env" command.
So everything seems to be working but I don't find where all those settings are stored. I went to the /home/oracle directory and I only saw a .bash_history file. So I created a new file named .bash_profile, but the variables are not stored there when I issue the export command. (the file I created was before I noticed that variables are already being set somewhere else - on a file I did not find).
They aren't 'stored' anywhere. Well, they are stored in memory, for the session in which the 'export' command was executed. The .profile (or .bash_profile) is executed by the OS when the owning user first logs on. It is not (as your question seems to imply) updated when you execute an 'export' command. You need open the .profile and put those export commands into the file, so that they get executed when you log on.
So where are they ??? The only thing I need to know is how to locate the file the system is using right now to store the environment variables, I supposed it has to be located under the $home directory for the user but it seems it is not that way. Anybody knows something about this ??
The /etc/profile file I understand is a general file for global settings, so it's not what I'm looking for as far as I know.
here's the output of the env command issued connected as "oracle" ... I need to know on what file they are stored.
bash-3.2$ env
SSH_AGENT_PID=8782
HOSTNAME=Oracle.Linux
DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
HISTSIZE=1000
KDE_NO_IPV6=1
GTK_RC_FILES=/etc/gtk/gtkrc:/home/oracle/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
WINDOWID=25165905
QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt-3.3
QTINC=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/include
USER=oracle
LS_COLORS=
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-EbBsIZ/socket
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-OcrBnl8746/agent.8746
KDEDIR=/usr
SESSION_MANAGER=local/Oracle.Linux:/tmp/.ICE-unix/8746
USERNAME=oracle
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/oracle
PATH=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
DESKTOP_SESSION=default
GDM_XSERVER_LOCATION=local
INPUTRC=/etc/inputrc
PWD=/home/oracle
XMODIFIERS=@im=none
KDE_IS_PRELINKED=1
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
GDMSESSION=default
SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
SHLVL=2
HOME=/home/oracle
GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=Default
LOGNAME=oracle
QTLIB=/usr/lib/qt-3.3/lib
CVS_RSH=ssh
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-dgt3DUIWif,guid=bb5dcea335860598b6a290004f42d4f7
LESSOPEN=|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s
DISPLAY=:0.0
G_BROKEN_FILENAMES=1
COLORTERM=gnome-terminal
XAUTHORITY=/tmp/.gdmR05GAW
_=/usr/bin/env
bash-3.2$

Help Me with .bash_Profile

Hey,Guys!
I became interested in the development of AdiumX. I have met the following problem while trying to configure the subversion installed.
According to the instructions given by the Official AdiumX website:
"=== Putting SVN in your path ===
''Note: These instructions are for `bash`, the default shell on Panther and Tiger.''
You will need to add {{{/usr/local/bin}}} to your path. To do this, run the following commands in a Terminal window:
* {{{touch ~/.bash_profile}}}
* {{{open -e ~/.bash_profile}}}
This will open the ~/.bash_profile in !TextEdit. ''Note that it's perfectly fine for this file to be empty.''
Now add the following line to the file:
{{{export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin}}}
Save and close the file, then close your Terminal window and open a new one. SVN should now be installed and configured correctly. Please continue to the next section for more information on how to install Adium from source.
But the very file, which need to be modified, is actually set to be invisible and has the permission attributes " owner:root(0) read & write ; group:wheel(0) read ; others read". I can't simply modify and save the file to a different directory, then drag it back into [/usr/local/bin] to replace the old one.
So could anyone come by telling me how to "add the following line to the file:
{{{export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin}}}
Save and close the file" ?
Thank you for coming by!

* {{{touch ~/.bash_profile}}}
This should create a ".bash_profile" file in your home_folder (not in /usr/local/bin). That's what the tilde "~" represents.
But the very file, which need to be modified, is
actually set to be invisible and has the permission
attributes " owner:root(0) read & write ;
group:wheel(0) read ; others read". I can't simply
modify and save the file to a different directory,
then drag it back into [/usr/local/bin] to replace
the old one.
The file will be invisible. Filenames that begin with a period "." in Unix are typically not displayed in the GUI.
As I noted above, the touch command should've created the file in your home folder, not in /usr/local/bin. You want to edit/save the one in your home folder. There should be no reason to "drag it back into [/usr/local/bin] to replace the old one".
Steve

No .bash_profile in 10.6?

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