Different representation of bash in 'ps -f' command

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I have two bash running; one is Terminal application that runs bash, the other one is xterm application that runs bash.

With ps -f, I have -bash one, and bash at the other. What makes this difference?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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It means that bash executed from Terminal is login-shell (-bash), when the bash from xterm is not (bash).

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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answered Jan 17 '14 at 18:37

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