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.profile is the local shell initialization script for Unix shells (such as sh, ksh, bash and zsh). $HOME/.profile, also known as ~/.profile, is run exactly once per session -- when you login. As it runs after system wide /etc/profile script, the typical thing you want to do in this script is set, or modify, environment variables. If you set a shell option or alias in this script, it will not be propagated to a subshell.

Like /etc/profile, ~/.profile runs automatically at startup, and it can be rerun after modification using the source command.

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.profile not working from terminal in mac

I had a .profile file that I was reading and using aliases from in my terminal, but at some point the aliases stopped working for no clear reason (other commands were still working). Thinking to make a quick fix, I deleted (rm) and recreated my…
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How to interactively set syntax highlighting in VI editor

Using vi, I want to display files in distinguished colors in unix. If I save a file as .sql or .java it will highlight the keywords. I want to make changes to which words are highlighted, and in what color. How do I control syntax highlighting and…
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Export path in .profile on mac

I can't believe there isn't any tutorials about this after googling. Can someone point me a direction or explain what these lines and variables mean in .profile on mac? How can someone configure them? export…
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Sourcing rvm from my Ubuntu .profile only works manually, not at login

I'm having trouble getting the Ruby Version Manager rvm to source from my Ubuntu 10.04 .profile. The code: [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ] && . "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ...never does what I expect it to (i.e. give me the rvm program when I open a…
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psql command not found

I am using Mac OS X 10.5.8. I installed Postgresql 9.1 using macports, which has installed it in /opt/local/lib/postgresql91 and created a bin folder with psql and other unix executable files. As far as I understand that is the heart of the…
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Having trouble with Ubuntu .profile and .bashrc

I am new to linux. I am currently going through a setup tutorial for Kafka online. It says to add the path of my kafka bin directory as follows to my .profile file which I did as below: # ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login…
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Terminal (Mac) create alias that includes user input

In Mac OS Terminal, I'm learning the basics of Unix. I'm having trouble with a hopeful easy fix, but cannot figure out where to start looking. cd __________ && ls That is a pretty common pattern for me, to check and see the file folder I'm working…
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Alias definition of multiple commands after ssh

I'm logging in and out of a remote machine many times a day (through ssh) and I'd like to shorten a bit the whole procedure. I've added an alias in my .bashrc and .profile that looks like: alias connect='ssh -XC username@remotemachine && cd…
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Execute commands after ssh login

I'm working with lots of remote machines via ssh. My need is to have a common .profile (or an alias for ssh or anything else) to use with all the ssh sessions, because changing it in every machine (which I should never re-login in) it is a really…
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How to fetch environment variables in Mac OS X using python?

How can I lookup environment variables (e.g. export HG_USER from .profile) using python code in Mac OS X?
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Create Alias for Function in .profile

I want to run executables in my $GOPATH/bin directory without having to cd there so I've added the following to my .profile file: export GOBIN=$HOME/go-workspace/bin function _rungo() { "$GOBIN" "@$1" } alias rungo='_rungo' The alias…
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.profile: line 31: syntax error: unexpected end of file

I'm bad at bash programming. Where is the error? Here is my .profile file: # WARNING: For help understanding this file, and before you try # to change any of it, type "man .profile" and read carefully. # # # Set command search rules # if [ -x…
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How do I fix my GOROOT and GOPATH variables to run go?

Operating system: Ubuntu 14.04 lines in the .bashrc (tried both of the following) # GoPath (without goroot) export GOPATH=$HOME/gowork ... # GoPath (with goroot) export GOROOT=/usr/local/go export GOPATH=$HOME/gowork Note: I tried to set the above…
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IONIC : run Android error ( ANDROID_HOME )

I want to run my IONIC project on my Android device. When I try : ionic android run I have this error : ERROR: Error: Failed to find 'ANDROID_HOME' environment variable. Try setting setting it manually. Failed to find 'android' command in your…
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-bash: initdb: command not found

I have installed PostgreSQL using the EnterpriseDB installation. I ran sudo ./postgresql-9.3.5-3-osx.app/Contents/MacOS/installbuilder.sh --mode unattended and then ran open /Applications/TextEdit.app .profile to edit my .profile file newly created…
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