Set session variables in the shell as well

2014-06-13 18:34:56 +02:00
parent f5055e2ef6
commit 13befa3979
2 changed files with 10 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ in

    system.build.binsh = pkgs.bashInteractive;

+    # Set session variables in the shell as well. This is usually
+    # unnecessary, but it allows changes to session variables to take
+    # effect without restarting the session (e.g. by opening a new
+    # terminal instead of logging out of X11).
+    environment.variables = config.environment.sessionVariables;
+
    environment.etc."shells".text =
      ''
        ${concatStringsSep "\n" cfg.shells}