Korn Shell: Unix and Linux Programming Manual, Third Edition, The

Appendix A. Sample .profile File

This appendix contains a sample .profile file. Notice that the environment variables are set and exported with one typeset command. This speeds up processing of the .profile file.

				#
				#     Sample .profile File
				#
				# Set/export environment variables
				typeset -x CDPATH=:$HOME:/usr/spool \
				EDITOR=vi \
				ENV=${HOME:-.}/.env \
				HISTFILE=$HOME/.history \
				HISTSIZE=200 \
				HOME=/home/anatole \
				LOGNAME=anatole \
				MAILCHECK=300 \
				MAILPATH=∼/inbox:/usr/spool/mail/$LOGNAME \
				PAGER=$(whence more) \
				PATH=${PATH#:}:/usr/etc:$NEWS/bin: \
				PS1='!:$PWD> ' \
				PS4='[$LINENO]+ ' \
				SHELL=/bin/ksh \
				TERM=sun \
				TMOUT=600 \
				USER=$LOGNAME
				# Set global options
				set -o noclobber -o markdirs +o bgnice
				# Execute commands from the ∼/.logout file on exit
				trap ...