* "login" shell
@ 1999-07-24 0:41 Bek Oberin
1999-07-24 3:01 ` Bart Schaefer
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From: Bek Oberin @ 1999-07-24 0:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Zsh Users
What does the -l argument to zsh do?
Not sure I understand the difference between a shell and a
"login shell".
Also, does zsh update wtmp/utmp files on login, or is this the
getty's job?
bekj
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* Re: "login" shell
1999-07-24 0:41 "login" shell Bek Oberin
@ 1999-07-24 3:01 ` Bart Schaefer
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From: Bart Schaefer @ 1999-07-24 3:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bek Oberin, Zsh Users
On Jul 24, 10:41am, Bek Oberin wrote:
} Subject: "login" shell
}
} What does the -l argument to zsh do?
It sets the LOGIN option, which causes zsh to source the /etc/zprofile,
~/.zprofile, /etc/zlogin, and ~/.zlogin files at startup, and if the
shell is also interactive, to source the ~/.zlogout file at exit.
Hmm, it's probably a bug that the shell need only be a login shell to
source the zlogin files, but must be both a login shell and interactive
to source the zlogout files. Nevertheless, that's the way it's been for
a very long time.
} Not sure I understand the difference between a shell and a
} "login shell".
There isn't any other difference between a shell and a login shell.
} Also, does zsh update wtmp/utmp files on login, or is this the
} getty's job?
Yes, that's the job of whatever process starts zsh; usually getty (more
accurately, /bin/login as started from getty), but sometimes "xterm -ls"
or the like.
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