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Originally Posted by mail_e36 View Post
The above instructions seem like they only apply to the current xterm session, all new sessions need "source /home/user/.profile" run each time to see all aliases.

Does anyone have any ideas?
The .profile script should be read automatically by every new session. The "source /home/user/.profile" is only needed if you've edited the file since launching the session and want to load the updates.
 

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