Re: deleted by mistake .bashrc file in C:\cygwin\home\setup after install

["Matt Wozniski" <godlygeek at gmail dot com>]

Obviously not cygwin-specific, and I don't have a cygwin computer in
front of me at the moment, so I'm not even positive that this applies
on cygwin - but on most UNIX systems, you could run
cp /etc/skel/.bashrc ~/.bashrc

Again, I'm not positive that cygwin even has a /etc/skel, but most
UNIX systems copy the files in /etc/skel/ into every new user's home
folder when it's created.  Running that command would be the
equivalent of the copy that the system did behind-the-scenes when
setting up your home folder.

~Matt

On 4/29/07, Ken Smith <kens@kensnet.org> wrote:
> Garrett Cooper wrote:
> > Tomczak wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I did install cygwin and Grass on windows XP at the weekend and
> >> accidentally
> >> deleted .bashrc file in C:\cygwin\home\setup and the file is not in my
> >> recycle bin.
> >>
> >> Can someone advise how i can get it back from the downloaded install
> >> files.
> >> I was installing Grass 6.2.1 Win/Grass with cygwin. i used the latest
> >> cygwin
> >> download from the setup program.
> >>
> >> Also would like to know to edit it as i know very little about unix.
> >>
> >> Thanks in Advance
> >>
> >> Thierry
> >
> > First off, you accidentally emailed this to the wrong list.
> >
> > Second off, honestly if it wasn't produced when you first started
> > cygwin up and you didn't back it up, then you are (unfortunately) at
> > fault for your own file deletion. AFAIK there isn't any way to get it
> > back.
> >
> > -Garrett
> >
> > {snip}
> >
> >
> Another approach might be to log on as another user and let the system
> generate a new .bashrc and then copy the file over. As it happens on my
> system the .bashrc is largely commented out as follows.....
>
> # base-files version 3.2-1
>
> # User dependent .bashrc file
>
> # See man bash for more options...
> # Don't wait for job termination notification
> # set -o notify
>
> # Don't use ^D to exit
> # set -o ignoreeof
>
> # Don't put duplicate lines in the history.
> # export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
>
> # Some example alias instructions
> # alias less='less -r'
> # alias rm='rm -i'
> # alias whence='type -a'
> # alias ls='ls -F --color=tty'
> # alias dir='ls --color=auto --format=vertical'
> # alias vdir='ls --color=auto --format=long'
> # alias ll='ls -l'
> # alias la='ls -A'
> # alias l='ls -CF'
>
> # Some example functions
> # function settitle() { echo -n "^[]2;$@^G^[]1;$@^G"; }
>
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Ken
>
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