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Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 22:15:28 -0500
From: "Matthew O. Persico" <persicom AT acedsl DOT com>
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Subject: Bash is backwards, or I can't read a man page.
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According to what I get from the manpage, the order of execution for a
login shell should be:

/etc/profile
~/.bash_profile
~/.bashrc

When I login, I see 
/etc/profile
~/.bashrc
~/.bash_profile

because /etc/profile tests for ./.bashrc and runs it itself.

Is this a bug or a feature? Does someone have a clearer explanation of
what stuff goes into .bash_profile and what goes into .bashrc and when
they get called? Maybe it's just me - I can't grok this in ksh using the
O'Reilly book either.

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Matthew O. Persico
    
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