[gnome-terminal] help: update pref-login-shell.page
- From: Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-terminal] help: update pref-login-shell.page
- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 21:54:34 +0000 (UTC)
commit b086c5dcd22ab24ba79b255f6cca3c8e63dc6b98
Author: Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>
Date: Sun Mar 3 15:36:05 2013 +0000
help: update pref-login-shell.page
help/C/pref-login-shell.page | 82 +++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/pref-login-shell.page b/help/C/pref-login-shell.page
index 04805f7..5316cfd 100644
--- a/help/C/pref-login-shell.page
+++ b/help/C/pref-login-shell.page
@@ -33,41 +33,40 @@
<terms>
<item>
- <title>Login shell</title>
- <p>A login shell is a shell given to a user upon login to their user
- account. This login shell is defined at the time of creation of the user
- account by the super user. It is initiated by using the
- <code>--login</code> option with bash. It starts after a successful
- login using <code>/bin/login</code> and by reading the
- <code>/etc/passwd</code> file.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <title>Sub shell</title>
- <p>Sub shell, also called a non-login shell is a shell started after the
- login process without the --login option.</p>
- </item>
- </terms>
-
- <p>The general cases for having a login shell include:</p>
- <list>
- <item>
- <p>Accessing your computer remotely using <app>ssh</app>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Simulating an initial login shell with <code>bash -l</code> or
- <code>sh -l</code>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Simulating an initial root login shell with
- <code>sudo -i</code>.</p>
- </item>
- </list>
+ <title>Login shell</title>
+ <p>A login shell is a shell given to a user upon login into their user
+ account. This login shell is defined at the time of creation of the user
+ account by the super user. It is initiated by using the
+ <cmd>--login</cmd> option with bash. It starts after a successful login
+ using <file>/bin/login</file> and by reading the <file>/etc/passwd</file>
+ file.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <title>Sub shell</title>
+ <p>Sub shell, also called a non-login shell is a shell started after
+ the login process without the <cmd>--login</cmd> option.</p>
+ </item>
+ </terms>
+
+ <p>The general cases for having a login shell include:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Accessing your computer remotely using <app>ssh</app>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Simulating an initial login shell with <cmd>bash -l</cmd> or
+ <cmd>sh -l</cmd>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Simulating an initial root login shell with <cmd>sudo -i</cmd>.</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
<section id="login-shell-howto">
<title>Start a login shell</title>
<p>You can allow <app>Terminal</app> to start a login shell. The
- <code>--login</code> will be passed to <app>Bash</app> or your
+ <cmd>--login</cmd> will be passed to <app>Bash</app> or your
<link xref="pref-custom-shells">custom shell</link>.</p>
<steps>
@@ -77,6 +76,10 @@
<gui style="tab">General</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
+ <comment>
+ <cite href="mailto:kittykat3756 gmail com">Kat</cite>
+ <p>TODO: test when this takes effect.</p>
+ </comment>
<p>Under the <gui>Command</gui> label, select
<gui style="checkbox">Run command as a login shell</gui>.</p>
</item>
@@ -92,13 +95,8 @@
<title>Update login records</title>
<p>UNIX based systems maintain files to keep information about user logins
- and sessions. They are called login records. To allow <app>Terminal</app> to
- write an entry of your login in these records:</p>
-
- <!--Kat: Should I include these?
- /var/run/utmp : List of current login sessions.
- /var/log/wtmp : Database of past user logins / previous login sessions.
- /var/log/lastlog : Last logins information about users -->
+ and sessions. They are called login records. To allow <app>Terminal</app>
+ to write an entry of your login in these records:</p>
<steps>
<item>
@@ -107,18 +105,14 @@
<gui style="tab">General</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>Under the <gui>Command</gui> label, select
+ <p>Under the <gui>Command</gui> label, check
<gui style="checkbox">Update login records when command is
- launched</gui>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Click <gui style="button">Close</gui> to quit the dialog and return
- to <app>Terminal</app>.</p>
+ launched</gui>. Your change will be applied automatically.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
- <p>The command <app>last</app> followed by a username in your computer
+ <p>The command <cmd>last</cmd> followed by a username in your computer
shows the login records for a particular user.</p>
</note>
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