This Sheet describes the procedure used to set up bash, a shell that is much more powerful than the default /bin/sh.

1. Install Bash:

   # cd /usr/ports/shells/bash && make install && make clean

2. Create /root/.bash_profile:

   # .bash_profile – Bourne Again SHell configuration file for login shells.

   PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/bin:
   /usr/local/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:$HOME/bin; export PATH (All one line)

   # file permissions: rwxr-xr-x
   umask 022

   BLOCKSIZE=K; export BLOCKSIZE
   EDITOR=ee; export EDITOR
   PAGER=/usr/bin/more; export PAGER

   # set ENV to a file invoked each time bash is started for interactive use.
   ENV=$HOME/.shrc; export ENV

   # some useful aliases
   alias h=’fc -l’
   alias j=jobs
   alias m=$PAGER
   alias ll=’ls -laFo’
   alias l=’ls -l’
   alias g=’egrep -i’

   # set prompt
   PS1=”===[\u] \w # ”
   PS2=”>”

   # search path for cd(1)
   # CDPATH=.:$HOME

3. Create /root/.bashrc:

   # .bashrc – Bourne Again SHell configuration file for interactive shells.

   # file permissions: rwxr-xr-x
   umask 022

   BLOCKSIZE=K; export BLOCKSIZE
   EDITOR=ee; export EDITOR
   PAGER=/usr/bin/more; export PAGER

   # some useful aliases
   alias h=’fc -l’
   alias j=jobs
   alias m=$PAGER
   alias ll=’ls -laFo’
   alias l=’ls -l’
   alias g=’egrep -i’

   # set prompt
   PS1=”===[\u] \w # ”
   PS2=”>”

   # search path for cd(1)
   # CDPATH=.:$HOME

4. Edit /root/.cshrc and /root/.login and add as last line in each:

   [ -x /usr/local/bin/bash ] && exec /usr/local/bin/bash

   This command allows you to use bash when logged in as root, but won’t lock you out when you drop to single-user mode and if /usr isn’t mounted.