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In linux, what is the key difference between bash initialization scripts /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, ~/.profile VS ~/.bashrc?
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/etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, ~/.profile are run only after initial login (i.e. only first login shell runs them), where as ~/.bashrc is run after every new shell is invoked.

^^Therefore ~.bashrc is better place to put things like aliases, while ~/.profile is better for env variables


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In linux, what is the key difference between bash initialization scripts /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, ~/.profile VS ~/.bashrc?
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In linux, what is the key difference between bash initialization scripts /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, ~/.profile VS ~/.bashrc?
Answer

/etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, ~/.profile are run only after initial login (i.e. only first login shell runs them), where as ~/.bashrc is run after every new shell is invoked.

^^Therefore ~.bashrc is better place to put things like aliases, while ~/.profile is better for env variables

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20. Advanced Shell Scripting
mmand name, which indicates to the shell that it is a login shell, meaning that it reads and execute several scripts to initialize the environment. In the case of bash , the files it reads are: <span>/etc/profile , ~/.bash_profile , ~/.bash_login and ~/.profile , in that order. In addition, an interactive shell that is not a login shell also reads ~/.bashrc . Note that traditional sh shells only read /etc/profile and ~/.profile . 20.8.1 Custom

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