Re: bash shell prompt
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> .bashrc only gets read for subshells. .bash_profile always get read no
> matter what. You can also source .bashrc from .bash_profile and you can
> forget about order. -marlon
Not true. The file ~/.bash_profile is sourced only in interactive _login_
shells. If you really want to know the details of bash startup files
read the INVOCATION part of the bash manual page. I counted eight
different invocation modes for which the different startup files are
specified :)
HTH,
Eric
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