http://eigenjoy.com/2009/04/14/starting-screen-as-a-login-shell/ a programming blog Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:12:34 -0800 hourly 1 http://eigenjoy.com/2009/04/14/starting-screen-as-a-login-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-25692 brian Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:39:54 +0000 http://www.xcombinator.com/2009/04/14/starting-screen-as-a-login-shell/#comment-25692 Thanks Axel, I also learned the other day that you can change the CWD anytime in screen by typing `chdir<path>' at the command prompt ( C-a : ) Thanks Axel, I also learned the other day that you can change the CWD anytime in screen by typing `chdir ‘ at the command prompt ( C-a : )

]]> http://eigenjoy.com/2009/04/14/starting-screen-as-a-login-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-25686 Axel Scheepers Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:51:23 +0000 http://www.xcombinator.com/2009/04/14/starting-screen-as-a-login-shell/#comment-25686 Most shells run as a login shell when you create an alias to it with a minus in front of it. In my case I had the same trouble with ksh which I had to install in my home directory. It's installed in ~/sfw/bin/ksh, to make it start as a login shell under screen I created a softlink like so; cd ~/sfw/bin && ln -s ksh -ksh and then used 'shell -$SHELL' in my .screenrc et voila. Most shells run as a login shell when you create an alias to it with a minus in front of it. In my case I had the same trouble with ksh which I had to install in my home directory.
It’s installed in ~/sfw/bin/ksh, to make it start as a login shell under screen I created a softlink like so;
cd ~/sfw/bin && ln -s ksh -ksh
and then used ’shell -$SHELL’ in my .screenrc et voila.

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