profile

[Michael Velez]

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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Muhammad Rizwan
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 5:12 AM
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> Subject: profile
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> 
> Hello
> 
> When Linux starts, which profile it loads.
> 
> Any idea?
> 
> Thanks!
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Profiles read are dependent upon the shell you execute, whether the shell is
a login shell or interactive.

The man page for each shell should have what you need.  If you're running
the bash shell, type: 

man bash

and search for the INVOCATION section

For an interactive bash login shell (therefore what you start when you log
in), profiles are read in the following order:

/etc/profile
~/.bash_profile  (which should call up ~/.bashrc)
~/.bash_login
~/.profile

if the files exist.

Hope this helps,
Michael