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diff --git a/chapter06/bashprofile.sgml b/chapter06/bashprofile.sgml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f34ae8251 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/bashprofile.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +<sect1 id="ch06-bashprofile"> +<title>Creating $LFS/root/.bash_profile</title> + +<para> +When we have entered the chroot'ed environment in the next section we +want to export a couple of environment variables in that shell such as +PS1, PATH and others variables you want to have set. For that purpose we'll +create the $LFS/root/.bash_profile file which will be read by bash when we +enter the chroot environment. +</para> + +<para> +Create a new file <filename>$LFS/root/.bash_profile</filename> +by running the following. +</para> + +<literallayout> + +<userinput>cat > $LFS/root/.bash_profile << "EOF"</userinput> +# Begin /root/.bash_profile + +PS1='\u:\w\$ ' +PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin + +export PS1 PATH + +# End /root/.bash_profile +<userinput>EOF</userinput> + +</literallayout> + +<para> +You can add more environment variables,aliases and whatever else you +need/want at your own discretion as you deem them necessary. +</para> + +</sect1> + |