Re: zsh startup files

[Stefan Monnier <monnier+lists/zsh/users/news/@tequila.cs.yale.edu>]

>>>>> "Sweth" == Sweth Chandramouli <sweth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 	i think the idea is that the same sorts of commands will go in the
> equivalent system-wide and user-specific files, so that by sourcing the user
> files right after the relevant system files, the user can always override the
> system options.  in other words, if your sysadmin is setting PATH and umask
> in /etc/zshrc, try setting it to your value in your own .zshrc instead of
> your .  .zprofile.

Which means:
1 - if my sysadmin is stupid and places things wrong, I have to do the same.
2 - that I can't use the same scripts on different systems.

And you're just giving me a workaround for the current situation, not
a justification for why it is that way in the first place.


	Stefan