there's no echo, here's the file: PATH1=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin PATH2=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin PATH3=/usr/games:/usr/local/games PATH4=/usr/bin/X11:~/bin:. PATH=$PATH1:$PATH2:$PATH3:$PATH4 PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ ' eval 'dircolors' alias ls="ls --color=auto" export PATH PS1 umask 022 export TERM=xterm-color export EDITOR=nano