[SGVLUG] An autologout Inquiree in TCSH?

[Jess Bermudes via SGVLUG]

I kind of wish C-shell had won out in the great shell war. Not to start a
religious war but I always thought Bash syntax for scripting was ugly :)

On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Nathan Haines via SGVLUG <
sgvlug at sgvlug.net> wrote:

> On 08/27/2017 07:23 AM, Chime Hart via SGVLUG wrote:
>
>> Hi All, especially tcsh fans. On a Ubunto 16.04 system I would `love to
>> disable an auto logout option. In examining a tcsh man-page, it mentions
>> autologout is a "shell variable" Also mentions I can edit
>> /etc/csh.logout
>> Well, that file has just 1 line, which I suppose I either need to add
>> options, or type something at a prompt? I realize bash has an easier way of
>> remaining logged in, but I would really want to continue enjoying tcsh. So,
>> it looks as if shell variables don't let you type at a command-prompt?
>> Thanks so much in advance for any guidance
>> Chime
>>
>>
> Not to be indelicate, but a quick Google search for "tcsh autologout"
> results in 2400 results, most of them links to support sites or tutorials.
>
> The first link is:
>
> https://kb.iu.edu/d/ajgy
>
> I won't spoil the joy of discovery for you, but for anyone who does like
> the idea, I will note that bash and ksh seem to use a different
> variable--TMOUT, measured in seconds--to provide the same feature.
>
> --
> Nathan Haines
> Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/
>
>
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