[TheMosco]

So I have a file in my home directory that i created with vim called ".profile". In it, i have the following:

alias wpi="ssh myusername@ccc.wpi.edu"
alias fossil="ssh myusername@fossil.wpi.edu"
alias ss="ssh -p 26"
alias scpg="scp -P 26"



So when i start the terminal, and I try any of these, I get:

GrapeFruit:~ myusername$ ss
-bash: ss: command not found

Everytime i start the terminal i have to enter ". ./.profile" and then all my aliases work. It used to work all the time with the wpi and fossil aliases, but I just added 2 more and for some reason it wont load now. Any ideas?

[wataru]

Do you also have a ~/.bashrc? I think it only looks at one of the two, probably preferring .bashrc.

[TheMosco]

Originally Posted by wataru

Do you also have a ~/.bashrc? I think it only looks at one of the two, probably preferring .bashrc.

nope, just a .bash_login and .bash_history.

[wataru]

Uhh, did you check the .bash_login? Seems like a clue there...

[TheMosco]

I didn't even think to check that. That did it. Thanks for the help

[Thinine]

By default, the shell launched in the Terminal application uses .profile. However, the same shell (or at least bash) launched through X11 will use the .bashrc file. So I just make the .bashrc file a symbolic link of my .profile.

[Mithras]

Formally, the .bashrc is read for *all* bash instances, including those launched as subshells or non-interactively. The .profile is read for all interactive shells, and the .bash_login for login shells.