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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index 34f216f28..b25645fe7 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ <itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>August 28, 2003 [jeremy] - Chapter 06 - +Bash: Added a note regarding interactive vs non-interactive +shells.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>August 28, 2003 [matt] - Updated packages to linux-2.4.22, man-pages-1.60, expect-5.39.0, findutils-4.1.20 and tcl-8.4.4</para></listitem> diff --git a/chapter06/bash-inst.xml b/chapter06/bash-inst.xml index a57645280..fc9586b2d 100644 --- a/chapter06/bash-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/bash-inst.xml @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Bash</title> +<para>Bash has different default behavior when called as an interactive and +a non-interactive shell. It is possible to change this by opening the config-top.h file and commenting out the line:</para> + +<para><filename>#define NON_INTERACTIVE_LOGIN_SHELLS</filename></para> + <para>Bash has a number of bugs in it that cause it to not behave the way it is expected at times. Fix this behaviour with the following patch:</para> |