I have set my terminal preferences to execute:
set -o vi
at startup. The problem is I don't get that command executed when open a new terminal tab.
Is there something like .profile in OS X where I can put that command?
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The .profile file in MacOSX works exactly how you would expect.
Simply create the .profile file in your user directory if it doesn't exist.
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Ooohhh!!! Thank you. I got confused by the fact it wasn't there. I've create it and runs perfectly. Years ago OXS used tcsh, do you know which one is used currently? bash I guess? – OscarRyz Jul 15 '09 at 11:51
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3Yes, by default Terminal uses bash. – Simone Carletti Jul 15 '09 at 12:33
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does profile require `#!/bin/bash` header? – the_prole Nov 20 '18 at 21:03
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Because, as noted, Terminal has used bash by default for a few versions, you may want to keep an eye out for a .bash_profile file if .profile isn't present. See the "which startup files are read by the shell?" FAQ at http://hayne.net/MacDev/Notes/unixFAQ.html#shellStartup which explain how the different files are used and the order in which they're read at startup.
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