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From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: where does rsh get it's path from?
Keywords: rsh, path
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Date: 17 Nov 90 00:39:17 GMT
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If your shell is the csh, then it will source your .cshrc
upon rsh's and rcp's.   Put this there at the top:
	set path = ......
	if ( ! $?prompt ) exit
Many people put their paths in their .login files. 
This is unfortunate.

I'd swear this is the thirtieth time I've answered this one.

--tom