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-rw-r--r--gnu/home/services/shells.scm45
2 files changed, 76 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 6d6dfd5177..76290d593e 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -36159,6 +36159,7 @@ Extend home-shell-profile service only if you really know what you do.
@subsubheading Bash Home Service
+@anchor{home-bash-configuration}
@deftp {Data Type} home-bash-configuration
Available @code{home-bash-configuration} fields are:
@@ -36167,15 +36168,20 @@ Available @code{home-bash-configuration} fields are:
The Bash package to use.
@item @code{guix-defaults?} (default: @code{#t}) (type: boolean)
-Add sane defaults like reading @file{/etc/bashrc}, coloring output for
-@code{ls} provided by guix to @file{.bashrc}.
+Add sane defaults like reading @file{/etc/bashrc} and coloring the output of
+@command{ls} to the end of the @file{.bashrc} file.
@item @code{environment-variables} (default: @code{()}) (type: alist)
-Association list of environment variables to set for the Bash session.
+Association list of environment variables to set for the Bash session. The
+rules for the @code{home-environment-variables-service-type} apply
+here (@pxref{Essential Home Services}). The contents of this field will be
+added after the contents of the @code{bash-profile} field.
@item @code{aliases} (default: @code{()}) (type: alist)
-Association list of aliases to set for the Bash session. The alias will
-automatically be quoted, so something line this:
+Association list of aliases to set for the Bash session. The aliases
+will be defined after the contents of the @code{bashrc} field has been
+put in the @file{.bashrc} file. The alias will automatically be quoted,
+so something line this:
@lisp
'((\"ls\" . \"ls -alF\"))
@@ -36206,7 +36212,41 @@ be read in some cases (if the shell terminates by exec'ing another
process for example).
@end table
+@end deftp
+
+You can extend the Bash service by using the @code{home-bash-extension}
+configuration record, whose fields most mirror that of
+@code{home-bash-configuration} (@pxref{home-bash-configuration}). The
+contents of the extensions will be added to the end of the corresponding
+Bash configuration files (@pxref{Bash Startup Files,,, bash, The GNU
+Bash Reference Manual}.
+
+@deftp {Data Type} home-bash-extension
+Available @code{home-bash-extension} fields are:
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{environment-variables} (default: @code{()}) (type: alist)
+Additional environment variables to set. These will be combined with the
+environment variables from other extensions and the base service to form one
+coherent block of environment variables.
+
+@item @code{aliases} (default: @code{()}) (type: alist)
+Additional aliases to set. These will be combined with the aliases from
+other extensions and the base service.
+@item @code{bash-profile} (default: @code{()}) (type: text-config)
+Additional text blocks to add to @file{.bash_profile}, which will be combined
+with text blocks from other extensions and the base service.
+
+@item @code{bashrc} (default: @code{()}) (type: text-config)
+Additional text blocks to add to @file{.bashrc}, which will be combined
+with text blocks from other extensions and the base service.
+
+@item @code{bash-logout} (default: @code{()}) (type: text-config)
+Additional text blocks to add to @file{.bash_logout}, which will be combined
+with text blocks from other extensions and the base service.
+
+@end table
@end deftp
@subsubheading Zsh Home Service
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/shells.scm b/gnu/home/services/shells.scm
index f24e47f762..81d07da86c 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/shells.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/shells.scm
@@ -323,16 +323,21 @@ source ~/.profile
"The Bash package to use.")
(guix-defaults?
(boolean #t)
- "Add sane defaults like reading @file{/etc/bashrc}, coloring output
-for @code{ls} provided by guix to @file{.bashrc}.")
+ "Add sane defaults like reading @file{/etc/bashrc} and coloring the output of
+@command{ls} to the end of the @file{.bashrc} file.")
(environment-variables
(alist '())
- "Association list of environment variables to set for the Bash session."
+ "Association list of environment variables to set for the Bash session. The
+rules for the @code{home-environment-variables-service-type} apply
+here (@pxref{Essential Home Services}). The contents of this field will be
+added after the contents of the @code{bash-profile} field."
serialize-posix-env-vars)
(aliases
(alist '())
- "Association list of aliases to set for the Bash session. The alias will
-automatically be quoted, so something line this:
+ "Association list of aliases to set for the Bash session. The aliases will be
+defined after the contents of the @code{bashrc} field has been put in the
+@file{.bashrc} file. The alias will automatically be quoted, so something line
+this:
@lisp
'((\"ls\" . \"ls -alF\"))
@@ -450,19 +455,25 @@ if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then source ~/.bashrc; fi
(define-configuration/no-serialization home-bash-extension
(environment-variables
(alist '())
- "Association list of environment variables to set.")
+ "Additional environment variables to set. These will be combined with the
+environment variables from other extensions and the base service to form one
+coherent block of environment variables.")
(aliases
(alist '())
- "Association list of aliases to set.")
+ "Additional aliases to set. These will be combined with the aliases from
+other extensions and the base service.")
(bash-profile
(text-config '())
- "List of file-like objects.")
+ "Additional text blocks to add to @file{.bash_profile}, which will be combined
+with text blocks from other extensions and the base service.")
(bashrc
(text-config '())
- "List of file-like objects.")
+ "Additional text blocks to add to @file{.bashrc}, which will be combined
+with text blocks from other extensions and the base service.")
(bash-logout
(text-config '())
- "List of file-like objects."))
+ "Additional text blocks to add to @file{.bash_logout}, which will be combined
+with text blocks from other extensions and the base service."))
(define (home-bash-extensions original-config extension-configs)
(match original-config
@@ -646,10 +657,16 @@ Install and configure Fish, the friendly interactive shell.")))
'home-shell-profile-configuration))
(define (generate-home-bash-documentation)
- (generate-documentation
- `((home-bash-configuration
- ,home-bash-configuration-fields))
- 'home-bash-configuration))
+ (string-append
+ (generate-documentation
+ `((home-bash-configuration
+ ,home-bash-configuration-fields))
+ 'home-bash-configuration)
+ "\n\n"
+ (generate-documentation
+ `((home-bash-extension
+ ,home-bash-extension-fields))
+ 'home-bash-extension)))
(define (generate-home-zsh-documentation)
(generate-documentation