Move MANPAGER .profile to .bashrc #46

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opened 2026-04-20 14:57:15 +02:00 by yestax · 1 comment

yestax commented

2026-04-20 14:57:15 +02:00

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.profile (.bash_profile) is meant to be run once when logging in. To set up environment.
.bashrc is meant to be read at every new shell open.

When starting a non-login shell, MANPAGER isn't set and so can't be used.

.profile (.bash_profile) is meant to be run once when logging in. To set up environment. .bashrc is meant to be read at every new shell open. When starting a non-login shell, MANPAGER isn't set and so can't be used.

yestax added this to the Setup v1.3.X milestone

2026-04-30 18:53:28 +02:00

yestax commented

2026-05-28 17:08:37 +02:00

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The thing is:

2 cases:

Opening a terminal through ssh

start an interractive login shell: search for .bash_profile, .bash_login, .profile (in this order) other are ignored
Debian: only .profile and .bashrc -> .profile source .bashrc. File sourced .profile and .bashrc
Fedora: default .bash_profile and .bashrc -> .bash_profile source .bashrc. File sourced .bash_profile and .bashrc (no .profile)

Opening a terminal directly on computer

start an interactive non-login shell:
Subsequent open: start an interactive non-login shell: search for .bashrc
Debian: file sourced .bashrc
Fedora: file sourced .bashrc

So .profile is not sourced directly on computer.

.profile is meant for things that must be done only one time at login
.bashrc are things that must be enabled within the shell every-time.

MANPAGER falls in the latter category

The thing is: 2 cases: ## Opening a terminal through ssh start an interractive login shell: search for .bash_profile, .bash_login, .profile (in this order) other are ignored Debian: only .profile and .bashrc -> .profile source .bashrc. File sourced .profile and .bashrc Fedora: default .bash_profile and .bashrc -> .bash_profile source .bashrc. File sourced .bash_profile and .bashrc (no .profile) ## Opening a terminal directly on computer start an interactive non-login shell: Subsequent open: start an interactive non-login shell: search for .bashrc Debian: file sourced .bashrc Fedora: file sourced .bashrc So .profile is not sourced directly on computer. .profile is meant for things that must be done only one time at login .bashrc are things that must be enabled within the shell every-time. MANPAGER falls in the latter category

yestax changed title from ~~Move MANPAGER .profile to .bashrc if possible~~ to Move MANPAGER .profile to .bashrc

2026-05-28 17:08:44 +02:00

yestax referenced this issue from a pull request that will close it,

2026-05-28 17:23:19 +02:00

Moved manpager from profile to bashrc #87

yestax closed this issue

2026-05-28 17:23:52 +02:00