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diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml b/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 4b2ecf6ef..000000000 --- a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,133 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="setup-env"><title>Environment Variables</title> - -<para> -Before starting bash, you may set some environment variables. A .bat -file is provided where the most important ones are set before bash in -launched. This is the safest way to launch bash initially. The .bat -file is installed in the root directory that you specified during setup -and pointed to in the Start Menu under the "Cygwin" option. You can -edit it this file your liking.</para> - -<para> -The <envar>CYGWIN</envar> variable is used to configure many global -settings for the Cygwin runtime system. Initially you can leave -<envar>CYGWIN</envar> unset or set it to <literal>tty</literal> (e.g. -to support job control with ^Z etc...) using a syntax like this in the -DOS shell, before launching bash. </para> - -<screen> -<prompt>C:\></prompt> <userinput>set CYGWIN=tty notitle glob</userinput> -</screen> - -<para> -The <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable is used by Cygwin -applications as a list of directories to search for executable files -to run. This environment variable is converted from Windows format -(e.g. <filename>C:\WinNT\system32;C:\WinNT</filename>) to UNIX format -(e.g., <filename>/WinNT/system32:/WinNT</filename>) when a Cygwin -process first starts. -Set it so that it contains at least the <filename>x:\cygwin\bin</filename> -directory where "<filename>x:\cygwin</filename> is the "root" of your -cygwin installation if you wish to use cygwin tools outside of bash. -</para> - -<para> -The <envar>HOME</envar> environment variable is used by many programs to -determine the location of your home directory and we recommend that it be -defined. This environment variable is also converted from Windows format -when a Cygwin process first starts. Set it to point to your home directory -before launching bash. -</para> - -<para> -The <envar>TERM</envar> environment variable specifies your terminal -type. It is automatically set to <literal>cygwin</literal> if you have -not set it to something else. -</para> - -<para>The <envar>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar> environment variable is used by -the Cygwin function <function>dlopen ()</function> as a list of -directories to search for .dll files to load. This environment variable -is converted from Windows format to UNIX format when a Cygwin process -first starts. Most Cygwin applications do not make use of the -<function>dlopen ()</function> call and do not need this variable. -</para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="setup-files"><title>Customizing bash</title> - -<para> -To set bash up so that cut and paste work properly, click on the -"Properties" button of the window, then on the "Misc" tab. Make sure -that "Quick Edit" is checked and "Fast Pasting" isn't. 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. -</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>. These initialization files will only -be read if <envar>HOME</envar> is defined before starting bash. -</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> (the provided -.bat file does not set the switch). 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 bash) behave. It is loaded automatically. The -full details are in the <filename>readline.info</filename>. -Due to a bug in the current readline version, -<filename>.inputrc</filename> cannot contain \r, -even on text mounted systems. -Consider the following settings: -<screen> -# Make Bash 8bit clean -set meta-flag on -set convert-meta off -set output-meta on -# Ignore case while completing -set completion-ignore-case on -</screen> -The first three commands allow bash to display 8-bit characters, -useful for languages with accented characters. The last line makes -filename completion case insensitive, which can be convenient in a -Windows environment. -</para> - -</sect1> - |