From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24875 invoked from network); 15 Sep 1998 18:05:27 -0000 Received: from math.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 15 Sep 1998 18:05:27 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by math.gatech.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id NAA10721; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:58:50 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:57:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: From: Amol Deshpande To: ZShell Users List , "'Bart Schaefer'" Cc: amol@blarg.net Subject: RE: zsh for win32 - installation of zshrc Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 11:00:21 -0700 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Resent-Message-ID: <"q7IIf3.0.Bc2.Lgg_r"@math> Resent-From: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/1800 X-Loop: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu > ---------- > From: Bart Schaefer[SMTP:schaefer@brasslantern.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 10:18 AM > To: ZShell Users List > Cc: amol@blarg.net > Subject: Re: zsh for win32 - installation of zshrc > > > I don't have windows running at home, but yesterday I installed zsh.exe > on an NT machine at work. I created a d:\etc (d: being the boot drive on > that machine) and put a zshenv file in it, and lo, zsh reads it. So now > the setting of TERM=vt100 and adding the gnu-win32 bin to the path and so > on is in d:\etc\zshenv, and every user on that NT box gets it if they > start zsh. (I also put in HOME=$HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH; what was the reason > for not defaulting $HOME from this on NT 4+ ?) > each user is guaranteed to get a different $USERPROFILE, while I don't think the $HOMEPATH changes unless you specifically set it for each user. not very useful if you don't know in advance the usernames of everyone who may log in. -amol > -- > Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises > http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.brasslantern.com >