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No bash_profile and when I define it, it doesn't load
.bash_profile and .profile are only executed by login shells and text consoles. Terminal apps on GNU/Linux are neither so they use .bashrc instead. AFAIK only macOS uses a login shell on its Terminal ...
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Case sensitive tab completion
And of course as soon as I ask I find the answer - set completion-ignore-case off in /etc/inputrc
(from https://askubuntu.com/questions/87061/can-i-make-tab-auto-completion-case-insensitive-in-the-...
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How to write an alias to accept variables
So dumb of me. I achieved my goal by adding this line to the .zshrc:
cluster() { ssh root@"$1".example.com; }
And then did a
source .zshrc
Running cluster c1232-node3 executes ssh root@...
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How do I launch a new application in a new workspace from terminal?
quite simple actually using wmctrl and sleep. This is what I did:
#!/bin/bash
wmctrl -s 0 ############################################
# Switches to first ...
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Dumb Noob question: Terminal is stuck in bash edit mode
Just switch the user back to your normal user (username)
su username
Additional you can run sudo -k to emtpy the password cache, so next time you run a sudo command you have to enter the password ...
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Custom keyboard shortcut now activating after second press
I answered this immediately after posting this and in so doing found a potential bug.
I went to delete the shortcut and reestablish it from scratch.
When I went to copy the path to the script I ...
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What is the most simplest way to change (fix) the colors in the terminal (bash)
In the terminal, you can use the following command.
gsettings set io.elementary.terminal.settings background '#090921111a1b'
The Hash #090921111a1b is broken down to #RRRRGGGGBBBB in base16 0-f
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What is the most simplest way to change (fix) the colors in the terminal (bash)
Try Elementary Tweaks, as described here (https://itsfoss.com/install-elementary-tweaks-in-elementary-os-freya-luna/). It will appear in Settings panel.
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How to Share the environment Paths between Bash, fish and zsh shells
These shells do not use the same configuration files. Normally the PATH environment variable is set in /etc/profile and ~/.profile which are files read by bash (and dash) but by neither of fish or zsh....
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.bashrc doesn't exist and doesn't work
There must be some configuration issues, as there is a .bashrc and a .profile file in a default user home directory.
You can check the default settings files in /etc/skel.
Or you might want to ...
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Syntax error after running every command in tmux
Using an editor such as nano or vim, Add the line
unset PROMPT_COMMAND
to your .bashrc file, and it will take effect on the next session.
To apply the change immediately for the life of the current ...
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