##############
+# some preconditions we want to establish before loading anything...
+
+# make sure that aliases can be used in non-interactive shells.
+shopt -s expand_aliases
+
+# patch the user variable if we were launched by one of our cron jobs.
+if [ -z "$USER" -a ! -z "$CRONUSER" ]; then
+ export USER="$CRONUSER"
+fi
+
+##############
+
export ERROR_OCCURRED=
# there have been no errors to start with, at least. we will set this
# to non-empty if something bad happens.
source "$FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE"
# Set up the temporary directory.
- source $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/create_tempdir.sh
+ source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/create_tempdir.sh"
fi
# load the larger body of standard feisty meow variables into the environment.
# we actually want this to always run also; it will decide what variables need
# to be set again.
-source $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/variables.sh
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/variables.sh"
##############
# include helpful functions. we do this every time rather than making it part
# of variable initialization, because functions cannot be exported to
-# sub-shells in bash (much like aliases cannot, to our infinite chagrin after
-# having migrated from korn shell...).
+# sub-shells in bash.
source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh"
# load some helper methods for the terminal which we'll use below.