Bash Configuration Files

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Overview

This article describes how bash executes its startup files. If any of the files exist, but cannot be read, bash reports an error.

Interactive Login Shell

This sequence is executed by an interactive login shell, or a shell that was invoked with --login:

├─→ /etc/profile ─→ /etc/profile.d/*.sh
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└─→ ~/.bash_profile ─→ ~/.bash_login ─→ ~/.profile

Interactive Non-Login Shell

Non-Interactive Shell

Invoked with the name "sh"

Invoked by Remote Shell Daemon

Invoked with Unequal Effective and Real UID/GIDs