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diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup-files.xml b/winsup/doc/setup-files.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 3fc4d0ccb..000000000 --- a/winsup/doc/setup-files.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8'?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"> - -<sect1 id="setup-files"><title>Customizing bash</title> - -<para> -To set up bash so that cut and paste work properly, click on the -"Properties" button of the window, then on the "Misc" tab. Make sure -that "QuickEdit mode" and "Insert mode" are checked. These settings -will be remembered next time you run bash from that shortcut. Similarly -you can set the working directory inside the "Program" tab. The entry -"%HOME%" is valid, but requires that you set <envar>HOME</envar> in -the Windows environment. -</para> - -<para> -Your home directory should contain three initialization files -that control the behavior of bash. They are -<filename>.profile</filename>, <filename>.bashrc</filename> and -<filename>.inputrc</filename>. The Cygwin base installation creates -stub files when you start bash for the first time.</para> - -<para> -<filename>.profile</filename> (other names are also valid, see the bash man -page) contains bash commands. It is executed when bash is started as login -shell, e.g. from the command <command>bash --login</command>. -This is a useful place to define and -export environment variables and bash functions that will be used by bash -and the programs invoked by bash. It is a good place to redefine -<envar>PATH</envar> if needed. We recommend adding a ":." to the end of -<envar>PATH</envar> to also search the current working directory (contrary -to DOS, the local directory is not searched by default). Also to avoid -delays you should either <command>unset</command> <envar>MAILCHECK</envar> -or define <envar>MAILPATH</envar> to point to your existing mail inbox. -</para> - -<para> -<filename>.bashrc</filename> is similar to -<filename>.profile</filename> but is executed each time an interactive -bash shell is launched. It serves to define elements that are not -inherited through the environment, such as aliases. If you do not use -login shells, you may want to put the contents of -<filename>.profile</filename> as discussed above in this file -instead. -</para> - -<para> -<screen> -shopt -s nocaseglob -</screen> -will allow bash to glob filenames in a case-insensitive manner. -Note that <filename>.bashrc</filename> is not called automatically for login -shells. You can source it from <filename>.profile</filename>. -</para> - -<para> -<filename>.inputrc</filename> controls how programs using the readline -library (including <command>bash</command>) behave. It is loaded -automatically. For full details see the <literal>Function and Variable -Index</literal> section of the GNU <systemitem>readline</systemitem> manual. -Consider the following settings: -<screen> -# Ignore case while completing -set completion-ignore-case on -# Make Bash 8bit clean -set meta-flag on -set convert-meta off -set output-meta on -</screen> -The first command makes filename completion case insensitive, which can -be convenient in a Windows environment. The next three commands allow -<command>bash</command> to display 8-bit characters, useful for -languages with accented characters. Note that tools that do not use -<systemitem>readline</systemitem> for display, such as -<command>less</command> and <command>ls</command>, require additional -settings, which could be put in your <filename>.bashrc</filename>: -<screen> -alias less='/bin/less -r' -alias ls='/bin/ls -F --color=tty --show-control-chars' -</screen> -</para> - -</sect1> - |