Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!adobe!heaven!heaven.woodside.ca.us From: glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Running .cshrc Message-ID: <506@heaven.woodside.ca.us> Date: 18 May 91 06:02:32 GMT References: <1991May17.125630.2977@socrates.umd.edu> Sender: glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us Lines: 16 Charles Fletcher writes > I know the .cshrc file is run when I start up terminal > Why do I care?--Because I don't like my printer going on and off and > my background flashing! > > Anyone got any idea why this happens and what to do about it? Put these commands in .login instead of .cshrc. .login is only read when you start up a login shell, not a subshell, and is more appropriate for that kind of commands. -- Glenn Reid RightBrain Software glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us NeXT/PostScript developers ..{adobe,next}!heaven!glenn 415-326-2974 (NeXTfax 326-2977)