.bashrc

[Janina Sajka]

Geoff:

It is true that both /etc/profile and $HOME/.profile are sourced during 
login. However, I believe I am correct that .bash_profile is local console 
only.
 On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 gshang at uq.net.au wrote:

> >First, I'm assuming bash is your assigned shell. Is this correct? To find
> >out for sure do:
> >
> >        grep -i [your.username] /etc/passwd
> 
> It's easier to just do
> 
> echo $SHELL
> 
> >.bashrc -- These are settings exectued whenever you login, meaning you in
> >particular, and not some other username. These are executed whether you
> >login locally on a console, or over the Internet perhaps using ssh;
> >
> >.bash_profile -- These commands are executed only when you log in on a
> >local console;
> 
> This is not correct.  I do not have any commands in my .bashrc file, they 
> are all in .bash_profile and they get executed no matter how I login.  
> Linux generally doesn't care if you're local or not.
> 
> As stated earlier, .bashrc is run by bash for shells launched later 
> whereas .bash_profile is run when you log in.
> 
> Geoff.
> 
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