Arend P. van der Veen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi,
I have been trying to clarify what bash startup files are sourced and
when. I am using bash-2.05b.007. I have been hunting around on the
web and I have
found the following summary: For Login shells:
On logging in:
If `|/etc/profile|' exists, then source it.
If `|~/.bash_profile|' exists, then source it,
else if `|~/.bash_login|' exists, then source it,
else if `|~/.profile|' exists, then source it.
On logging out:
If `|~/.bash_logout|' exists, source it.
For non-login interactive shells:
On starting up:
If `|~/.bashrc|' exists, then source it.
For non-interactive shells:
On starting up:
If the environment variable |ENV| is non-null, expand the
variable and source the file named by the value. If Bash is
not started in Posix mode, it looks for |BASH_ENV| before
|ENV|.
(From http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/help/doc/info/bash/Bash_Startup_Files.html)
There are easier ways to find the manual. info bash or even man bash
would have gotten you to the information...
Other discussions on this topic essentially state the same thing.
After some testing it is not clear to me if bash under FreeBSD 4.9 is
working the same way. I have a case where both ~/.profile and
~/.bash_profile exist and both are sourced. This is in contradition
to the above statements.
I can't reproduce this. In my own setup, it is clearly not the case.
Can anybody point me to information to clarify what bash startup files are sourced
and when ?
As far as I can see, the Fine Manual is entirely accurate on this point.
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