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Sorry if this is a newbie question, but this is my first mac (macbook pro). Two questions actually - about X11. 1. How can I set my default shell to be tcsh instead of bash? 2. When I start X11 and a window pops up, the path looks like this: "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin". However, when I command-n to open successive windows, the path in the new windows also has /usr/X11/bin at the end. Why isn't /usr/X11/bin in the path for the first window that comes up? and how can I get it to be there? Thanks. -Jonathan >Sorry if this is a newbie question, but this is my first mac (macbook pro). > >Two questions actually - about X11. > >1. How can I set my default shell to be tcsh instead of bash? This might depend on the version of Mac OS you are using. In <= 10.4 it is the NetInfo Manager in Applications/Utilities. >2. When I start X11 and a window pops up, the path looks like this: >"/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin". However, when I command-n to open >successive windows, the path in the new windows also has /usr/X11/bin at >the end. Why isn't /usr/X11/bin in the path for the first window that >comes up? and how can I get it to be there? In my home directory I have a file .MacOSX/enviroment.plist which contains <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple. com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>MANPATH</key> <string>/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/opt/local/share/man</string> <key>PATH</key> <string>/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt /local/sbin</string> </dict> </plist> It controls environmental variables. >Thanks. > >-Jonathan  SignatureSteven Bellenot http://www.math.fsu.edu/~bellenot Professor and Associate Chair phone: (850) 644-7405 Department of Mathematics office: 223 Love Florida State University email: bellenot at math.fsu.edu >>1. How can I set my default shell to be tcsh instead of bash? > > This might depend on the version of Mac OS you are using. In <= 10.4 > it is the NetInfo Manager in Applications/Utilities. I'm running leopard (10.5.2), and I can't find the suggested application. In the terminal program, I can set the shell from the Preference dialog, but not so for the X11 windows. Anyone know how to do this for 10.5.2? Thanks. -Jonathan > >>1. How can I set my default shell to be tcsh instead of bash? > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > -Jonathan Try chsh -s /bin/tcsh in a terminal or xterm window. This works in Tiger & Panther, it may still work in Leo (which I don't run yet). Mac Dude > 1. How can I set my default shell to be tcsh instead of bash? Ah, I found the answer for Leopard at: http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/pages/MacOSX_configuration_tips.html Thanks all. -Jonathan > 2. When I start X11 and a window pops up, the path looks like this: > "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin". However, when I command-n to open > successive windows, the path in the new windows also has /usr/X11/bin at > the end. Why isn't /usr/X11/bin in the path for the first window that > comes up? and how can I get it to be there? The tcsh(1) has two kinds of config files: The /etc/csh.login(+) and ~/.login files are sourced for login shells only, the /etc/csh.cshrc and ~/.cshrc files are sourced by every shell started. Now, things that need to be set up once per session like the PATH are usually placed in *login. Unfortunately, the xterm that comes up after Apple's X11 server is started is not fed the proper option ('-ls') to start with a login shell, thus does not evaluate the *login scripts, and as a result comes up with a minimal default environment. What I do is ignore the initial xterm, and use my own xterm menu entry that has something like "xterm -ls -sb -sl 500". HTH, hauke (+) or wherever Apple in their infinite wisdom chose to store the file this year... SignatureNow without signature. |
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