Bug 65766 - profile.d script wipes out alias
Summary: profile.d script wipes out alias
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: vim
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: wdovlrrw
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks: 65252 965830
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Reported: 2002-05-31 15:37 UTC by Michael McLagan
Modified: 2013-05-21 20:06 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2002-06-27 07:52:49 UTC
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Description Michael McLagan 2002-05-31 15:37:27 UTC
Description of Problem:
the /etc/profile.d/vim.sh script will overwrite another alias in the 
environment if there is one.  Scripts are executed in alpha order (not a 
choice, not a good result but there's no reasonable means of declaring an
order) which means that alias.sh (a script I have which creates an alias 
for 'vi') and the vim.sh script unconditionally sets a new VI alias, 
regardless of whether or not there is one already

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
vi-enhanced-6.1-2

How Reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create script /etc/profile.d/alias.sh with "alias vi='gvim'"
2. login with /bin/bash as shell
3. execute 'alias'.  

Actual Results:
alias vi='vim'

Expected Results:
alias vi='gvim'

Additional Information:
Giving my script the name "zzzrunmelast.sh" works but really isn't a 
solution.  vim.sh should not overwrite a current alias.


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