Changing the default Shell from bash to csh & Aliases file.

[jabr at abreau.net (John Abreau)]

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taalebi at ai.mit.edu writes:

> 1. How can I make the C-Shell the default shell instead?
>    I can change my shell manually by typing "csh" in each "bash" session
>    but I would like to make this change permanent.

    chsh -s /bin/tcsh taalebi

> 2. I have a set of aliases for long command lines which I like ot have
>    them automatically sourced when I login.
>    Currently I manually do it from a bash shell by running:
> 	csh
> 	source <myAliasesFile>
> 
>    What should I call this file and where should I put it in order to
>    have it automatically sourced in bash and/or csh shells?
>    I have tried .aliases but it did not work!

For tcsh, you can either put them directly in your .cshrc, or you can 
source them from your .cshrc:

    source ~/.aliases


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