"charles f. zeitler" <cfzeitler(a)yahoo.com> writes:
when i try to open
a second terminal,
or a second term tab,
the bash prompt
never appears.
A litte more info is needed here for anyone to be helpful.
Which OS?
Is it up to date?
Are you running bash?
Which version of bash?
This happens in X or in console mode or both?
If in X which desktop and terminal
output of `echo $TERM'
`echo $SHELL
env
Contents of .bashrc and .bash_profile
Fill that stuff in and someone can help you.
In the future bear in mind that potential helper need enough info to
make intelligent guesses.