Feb 27, 2019 · The .profile was the original profile configuration for the Bourne shell (a.k.a., sh). bash, being a Bourne compatible shell will read and use it. The .bash_profile on the other …

Sourced /etc/profile Sourced /etc/bash.bashrc Sourced .bash_profile Sourced .profile Sourced .bashrc Before anyone marks this as a duplicate of "PATH variable contains duplicates", keep …

@AvindraGoolcharan Different distros may use different schemes for this kind of thing. The profile.d directory only works because its contents are sourced by /etc/profile, which is …

May 13, 2014 · Contrast .bash_profile and .profile which are only run at the start of a new login shell. (bash -l) You choose whether a command goes in .bashrc vs .bash_profile depending on …

Jan 7, 2016 · Hence the advice to use .profile instead of .bash_profile to do things like defining environment variables. Unless you absolutely need bash-specific features, just put everything …

Any of the ENV files first invoked by a shell such as .bashrc or .profile will set variable values for the life of that shell. So any variables that are set and export ed within those files will maintain …

Feb 28, 2014 · To do if for all users/shells, depending on distro you could use /etc/environment or /etc/profile.Creating a new file in /etc/profile.d may be preferable if it exists, as it will be less …

Feb 21, 2016 · The profile file is read by login shells, so it will only take effect the next time you log in. (Some systems configure terminals to read a login shell; in that case you can start a new …

Jan 2, 2015 · To invoke a login shell using sudo just use -i.When command is not specified you'll get a login shell prompt, otherwise you'll get the output of your command.

Jul 25, 2015 · The solution would vary depending on what "log in" actually means. If it means "starting a login shell (in a terminal, for example)", then most of the answers below would help, …